joked

verb

past tense of joke
1
as in kidded
to make jokes he was known for his ability to joke about his lack of anything resembling a social life

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2
as in teased
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 joked On the July 8 episode of Watch What Happens Live, Cohen joked about the gap between him and Sobieski. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 Not anymore, the host joked, before popping open a bottle in the rain. — Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026 The Grammy winner also joked about making money from songs about ‘sh----‘ relationships during her Caesar’s Palace residency in Las Vegas. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026 Others joked that the company might be able to turn its latest public relations challenge into an opportunity. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026 Onstage the night before, Chase joked to the crowd that Durand had been the one who originally rejected these wonderful new songs. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 16 July 2026 Hernández joked after making a boxing-style entrance in a robe with Tyson as part of his entourage. — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026 New Servite coach Rick Garretson later joked that back at his former home in Arizona, the temperature was over 100 degrees. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 Switzerland joked that Okoye will remain as assistant coach if the team defeats Argentina. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joked
  1. kidded
  2. teased
  3. quipped
Verb
  • Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.
    — Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of kidded
Verb
  • Later, on his social media, Ty teased another collaboration with the pop star in the future.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
  • Sales, who plays at Lawrence North High in Indianapolis, took official visits to all five of his finalists, and as recently as Tuesday, teased a picture of himself on a visit to Texas on his personal Instagram page.
    — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of teased
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  • Senior shortstop Lexi Iwema, an Indiana recruit who moved from center field earlier in the season, quipped that she and Beals joke about each other’s driving skills.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • Meyers quipped during Wednesday night's episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Definition of quipped

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