1
as in laughs
something said or done to cause laughter
he was known for his hilarious jokes
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2
as in parodies
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something
her rendition of the national anthem is a joke
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as in fools
a person or thing that is made fun of
having lost his looks and his voice years ago, these days he's just a show business joke and fodder for late-night comedy
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as in kids
to make jokes
he was known for his ability to joke about his lack of anything resembling a social life
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as in teases
to make fun of in a good-natured way
oh, don't get offended, I was just joking you
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Recent Examples of jokes
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
These jokes revolved around the idea of misusing objects, like putting food on their heads, and pretend play like washing hands without soap or water.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Izenberg didn’t actually watch Clay fight in the Olympics, but remembers him cracking jokes in the Olympic Village.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
But her private letters to her sister Cassandra show a sharper and more astringent person, someone whose cruelty and bitterness were redeemed only by her jokes.
—Lucy Worsley
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
This, in combination with her keen timing and delivery — honed onstage at the Annoyance Theatre and the Second City in Chicago — allows her jokes and physicality to play on multiple levels.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Social media posts expressing apathy or making jokes about Kirk’s death have led to users being targeted by an anonymous doxxing website and have even led some employees to be fired.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
That means having to cut jokes that don't fit his do-no-harm MO.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
His voice is exuberant, especially when cracking jokes.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Hughes jokes that Excel might be his biggest competitor, because many local authorities still rely on elaborate spreadsheets built on institutional knowledge and heuristics.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Speaking to Variety from his home in the mountains of Idaho, Glenn jokes about the world-spanning nature of the nomination.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
At one point, Anya jokes that October 2021 will seem like paradise to them a few years down the road.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
Oto goes beyond basic greetings, chatting with guests, telling jokes, sharing historical facts, and even suggesting local activities.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
These jokes revolved around the idea of misusing objects, like putting food on their heads, and pretend play like washing hands without soap or water.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Izenberg didn’t actually watch Clay fight in the Olympics, but remembers him cracking jokes in the Olympic Village.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
But her private letters to her sister Cassandra show a sharper and more astringent person, someone whose cruelty and bitterness were redeemed only by her jokes.
—Lucy Worsley
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
This, in combination with her keen timing and delivery — honed onstage at the Annoyance Theatre and the Second City in Chicago — allows her jokes and physicality to play on multiple levels.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Social media posts expressing apathy or making jokes about Kirk’s death have led to users being targeted by an anonymous doxxing website and have even led some employees to be fired.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
That means having to cut jokes that don't fit his do-no-harm MO.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
His voice is exuberant, especially when cracking jokes.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Stephen Colbert jokes about presidential run after cancellation.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Hughes jokes that Excel might be his biggest competitor, because many local authorities still rely on elaborate spreadsheets built on institutional knowledge and heuristics.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Speaking to Variety from his home in the mountains of Idaho, Glenn jokes about the world-spanning nature of the nomination.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
At one point, Anya jokes that October 2021 will seem like paradise to them a few years down the road.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jokes
Noun
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Posey brought the laughs and lorazepam to The White Lotus season 3 as the Ratliff family matriarch, Victoria.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Rogen remembers the moment Apatow came up with one of the scenes that drew the biggest laughs in the film, in which Steve Carell’s character awkwardly tries to relieve himself while aroused.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Last year, in response to some political parodies that used images created by artificial intelligence, including one that pilloried Vice President Kamala Harris, the Legislature passed and Newsom signed two measures to outlaw such tomfoolery.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kaufman and Herz co-founded Troma Entertainment in 1974, which has produced or distributed more than 1,000 low-budget parodies in the past five decades, including the original Toxic Avenger movie in 1984.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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If the Phillies are willing to eat part of the remaining $20 million that Castellanos is owed, the Dodgers would be fools not to swoop into the sweepstakes.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Writers are indeed fools grateful for the gift of creativity despite the constant doubt.—
Beverly Gologorsky
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There’s also never really a good explanation for why the population of campers has dwindled, beyond Charlie Brown telling Sally that kids her age just want to watch TV instead of heading outdoors for fun.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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After bulking up to play a professional footballer in horror movie Him (in theaters next week), Wayans teases his return for Scary Movie 6, the sequel to the horror-parody franchise.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The video teases the emotional reunion between Noah and Nick after their devastating breakup, questioning whether the couple can survive their final race together after their fast-burning love affair reached a breaking point and screeched to a sudden halt.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Via visual gags, a cast of gifted comic actors and a script that pulls both from ’80s and ’90s TV movies and screen classics like Suddenly, Last Summer and The Children’s Hour, Maddie’s Secret straddles the line between comedy and melodrama, creating a wholly unique cinematic experience.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
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The gags are ridiculous, if gentle.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The characters are turning into caricatures — especially Martin Short’s Oliver Putnam.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The director was careful to avoid creating caricatures of religious figures.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Russian drones and missiles have repeatedly targeted Ukrainian port and shipping targets there.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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The loitering munition systems empowers the warfighter with quick and easy deployment via tube-launch, and the capability to fly, track and engage non-line-of-sight targets and armored vehicles with precision lethal effects without the need for external ISR or fires assets.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Jokes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jokes. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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