as in jokes
to make jokes
just a couple of old friends funning with each other
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Later, co-star Regina Hall jokes about the John Wick spinoff film Ballerina and the fact that no one saw it.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026 -
The comedian jokes to laughter and applause before asking if anyone in the room is a lawyer.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Young Michael may have seemed strange, or just plain different, to kids his own age, but what about the adult Michael, whose professional life took him outside the family orbit and into offices, studios, and night clubs?—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Both kids cheer and bite into their burgers.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Funs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funs. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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