joke
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verbjokedjok·ing
Definition of JOKE
intransitive verb
transitive verb
: to make the object of a joke : kid
— jok·ing·ly \ˈjō-kiŋ-lē\ adverb
Examples of JOKE
- My friends would joke about the uniform I had to wear at work.
- She joked about the possibility of losing her job.
- I thought he was joking when he said he might quit, but it turned out that he really meant it.
- Don't take it seriously: I was only joking.
- She spent a few minutes joking with reporters after giving her speech.
- She joked that she could always get work as a truck driver if she lost her job.
First Known Use of JOKE
1670
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