jokes

Part of Speech:

All (3) Noun (2) Verb (1)

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fun, quip n.
person that is made fun of n.
kid, tease v.

NOUN

fun, quip

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

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

WEAK

bon mot monkeyshine shaggy-dog story snow job

Antonyms

STRONGEST

seriousness tragedy

STRONG

work

NOUN

person that is made fun of

Synonyms

STRONG

buffoon butt clown derision fool goat jackass laughingstock mockery simpleton sport target

WEAK

jestee

Antonyms

STRONG

flattery praise seriousness

VERB

kid, tease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banter laugh quip

STRONG

chaff deceive deride fool frolic fun gambol jape jest jive jolly josh mock needle play pun rag revel rib ridicule roast spoof sport taunt trick wisecrack

WEAK

horse around kid around make merry play the clown play tricks poke fun pull one's leg put on

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment flatter praise

WEAK

be serious

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jokes

More than that, though, there was the person-to-person interplay: jokes about who’s taller, jokes about who’s the better singer, jokes about who knows the difference between La Cienega and La Brea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

There were few jokes - and in stark contrast to his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer's speech last year, he did not mention Nigel Farage or Kemi Badenoch once.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Mr. Hilton has a blithe British manner and jokes about his un-Californian accent: “I have trouble saying ‘water’ in a way that people understand.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Fund manager Brock Campbell jokes that his children would “give up both electricity and water to have access to Roblox.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

They tasted still-living; fruits with opinions and jokes and laughter in them.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell