Jokes - English meaning

noun

The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.

Usage examples:

There was much good-natured banter

verb

Exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way.

Usage examples:

The men bantered with the waitresses

noun

Conversation that is not serious and is often playful

Usage examples:

That kind of banter isn’t appropriate at work.

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

Usage examples:

A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Usage examples:

He is a crack shot

noun

A person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.

Usage examples:

I felt a bit of a fool

verb

Trick or deceive (someone); dupe.

Usage examples:

He fooled nightclub managers into believing he was a successful businessman

adjective

Foolish; silly.

Usage examples:

That damn fool waiter

adjective

Causing laughter or amusement; humorous.

Usage examples:

A funny story

noun

Comic strips in newspapers.

Usage examples:

I read the sports page, funnies, and editorial

An account of an amusing incident

noun

A piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking.

Usage examples:

They tied him up and put a gag in his mouth

verb

Put a gag on (someone).

Usage examples:

She was bound and gagged by robbers

verb

Tell jokes.

Usage examples:

They gagged about their sexual problems

noun

A humorous or malicious deception.

Usage examples:

The evidence had been planted as part of an elaborate hoax

verb

Trick or deceive (someone).

Usage examples:

I now have reason to believe that in unraveling a hoax i was hoaxed myself.

noun

A joke that is understood only by a small group of people

noun

A thing said or done for amusement; a joke.

Usage examples:

He laughed uproariously at his own jest

verb

Speak in a joking way.

Usage examples:

You jest, surely?

noun

A joke

Usage examples:

We were able to laugh aloud at every jest., his remarks about the beatles were in jest.

verb

Tease (someone) in a playful way.

Usage examples:

He loved to josh people

noun

Good-natured banter.

Usage examples:

We found him tired-eyed and peaked—not a man for josh and chatter

abbreviation

Joshua (in biblical references).

noun

A person or thing that kills.

Usage examples:

There's a killer on the loose

adjective

Denoting a person or thing that kills.

Usage examples:

A killer virus

noun

Someone or something that causes someone or something to die

Usage examples:

The police haven’t found the killer yet., heart disease is a killer (= cause of death)., the test w…

noun

A joke or a clever and funny remark or answer that is usually one sentence long

Usage examples:

There are some very witty one-liners in the play.

noun

An inconsequential remark made as part of a polite conversation.

Usage examples:

After an exchange of pleasantries, i proceeded to outline a plan

noun

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

Usage examples:

The railway society reception was an informal party of people of all stations (excuse the pun) in l…

verb

Make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.

Usage examples:

His first puzzle punned on composers, with answers like ‘handel with care’ and ‘haydn go seek’

verb

Consolidate (earth or rubble) by pounding it.

noun

A witty remark.

Usage examples:

Peter ate heartily with a quip about being a condemned man

verb

Make a witty remark.

Usage examples:

‘flattery will get you nowhere,’ she quipped

verb

Make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way.

Usage examples:

I used to tease her about being so house-proud

noun

A person who makes fun of someone playfully or unkindly.

Usage examples:

Some think of him as a tease who likes to keep others guessing

verb

Mock or make fun of playfully

noun

A witty remark or joke.

Usage examples:

She could pinpoint the absurdity of every situation with a snappy wisecrack

verb

Make a witty remark or joke.

Usage examples:

Katherine wisecracked until her last breath

noun

A remark that criticizes someone or something in a humorous way

noun

A witty remark.

Usage examples:

Maurice roared with laughter at his own witticisms

noun

A remark that is witty (= both intelligent and amusing)