bon mot

clever comment quip witticism witty remark

aphorism

joke motto quip quirk

pithy saying

antic buffoonery burlesque caper caprice chestnut clowning drollery epigram escapade farce frolic gag gambol game horseplay humor jape jest lark laugh mischief mummery one-liner parody

hoodwinking monkeyshine payof

seriousness tragedy

banter crack fun funny gag game hoax jive laugh one-liner play pleasantry prank quip ridicule sally spoof sport wisecrack witticism

jolly rib-tickler

work

antic farce gag humor laugh one-liner parody prank pun stunt trick wisecrack

buffoonery burlesque caper caprice chestnut clowning drollery epigram escapade frolic game ha-ha hoodwinking horseplay jape jest lark mischief mummery payoff play pleasantry put on quirk raillery repartee revel sally saw shenanigan sport spree tomfoolery vagary whimsy witticism yarn

monkeyshine shaggy-dog story snow job

seriousness tragedy

work

double entendre double meaning equivocalness jeu de mots pun wordplay

repartee witticism

badinage banter humor jest joke levity merriment quip quirk sally squib wit

joking

seriousness

criticism

banter gag gibe pleasantry pun repartee retort satire wisecrack witticism

badinage crack drollery insult jeer jest joke mockery offense riposte sally spoof

flattery praise seriousness

assertion attention commentary conclusion explanation note opinion saying statement talk thought word

acknowledgment annotation cognizance comeback consideration crack declaration elucidation exegesis explication exposition expression gloss heed illustration interpretation mention mind notice observance point recognition reflection regard utterance wisecrack witticism

back talk obiter dictum two cents' worth

ignorance neglect question silence

carelessness disregard disrespect dullness failure heedlessness negligence thoughtlessness

banter pleasantry rejoinder retort sarcasm wordplay

answer badinage comeback humor irony persiflage quip raillery reply response riposte sally satire wit witticism wittiness

question request seriousness

argument disagreement fight

burlesque caricature parody prank satire

bluff cheat deceit deception fake flim-flam game hoax imposture jest joke lampoon phony put on quip sell sham travesty trickery wisecrack

send-up takeoff

frankness honesty openness reality truth truthfulness uprightness

fun joke satire

aphorism badinage banter burlesque drollery facetiousness gag jest jocularity lark levity pleasantry prank pun quip raillery repartee sally trick whimsicality wisecrack wittiness wordplay

practical joke

seriousness

gibe wisecrack

gag jest joke mot pun quip remark sally