Joke

Main Entry: ¹joke
Pronunciation: \ˈjōk\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin jocus; perhaps akin to Old High German gehan to say, Sanskrit yācati he asks

Date: 1670

1 a : something said or done to provoke laughter; especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist b (1) : the humorous or ridiculous element in something (2) : an instance of jesting : kidding, practical joke, laughingstock, something not to be taken seriously : a trifling matter —often used in negative constructions

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