see|Joke
English

Etymology
from L. iocus.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-joke.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. an amusing story
2. something said or done for amusement

#: It was a joke!

1. figurative a worthless thing or person

#: Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke.
#: The president is a joke.

Translations
trans-top|amusing story
Czech: vtip m
Dutch: mop m, grap f, grol f
Finnish: vitsi, pila, kasku (obsolete)
French: plaisanterie f
German: Witz m
Icelandic: brandari m
Italian: barzelletta f, battuta f scherzo m
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Kurdish: KUchar|��کت��
Polish: dowcip m
Portuguese piada f
Romanian: banc n, glum�
Russian: анекдо� (anekdót) m, ���ка (šútka) f
Spanish: broma f
Swedish: skämt n, rolig historia c, vits c
Turkish: �aka, latife|lâtife (obsolete)
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trans-top|something said or done for amusement
Czech: vtip, vtípek, žert, žertík
Dutch: mop m, grap f, geintje n, lol f
Finnish: pila, kuje, kepponen
French: plaisanterie f, blague f
German: Scherz m, Streich m
Icelandic: grín n, spaug n
Italian: battuta f, scherzo m
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|گاڵت��
Latin: iocus m
Polish: dowcip m, żart m
Romanian: glum�
Russian: ���ка (šútka) f
Spanish: broma f
Turkish: �aka
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trans-top|worthless thing or person
Czech: šašek, klaun
Dutch: grap f, aanfluiting f
German: Witz m
Icelandic: brandari m
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|گاڵت��
Romanian: glum�
Russian: кло�н (klóun, person) m, ��� (šut, person) m
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ttbc|Irish: cleas

Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
en-verb|jok|ing

1. to do or say something for amusement rather than seriously

#: I didn�t mean what I said�I was only joking.

Translations

Chinese: �話, �� (wánxiào)
Dutch: grappen, grappenmaken
Finnish: vitsailla, pilailla
French: plaisanter, blaguer
German: scherzen, Witze machen, Spa� machen
Icelandic: grínast, spauga
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Italian: scherzare
Kurdish: KUchar|گا�ت�� کرد�
Russian: ���и�� (šutít�)
Sicilian: babbiàri
Spanish: bromear
Swedish: skämta, skoja

Related terms
bad joke
standing joke
joker
knock-knock joke
light bulb joke
practical joke

See also
comedy
limerick
pun

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