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

Example Sentences

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jokes

Bex is starting to look for overalls for them to wear and jokes that they might need shower caps for their hair.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

In Gillis fans saw an everyman who was more complicated than he looked: a beer-drinking history nerd with jokes exploring the spectrum between manly and “gay,” liberal and “American!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Protecting ourselves from that humiliation is a very human instinct, and that’s what a lot of our jokes are about.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The bar is decorated with references to China's AI boom, with logos of the country's major labs on the walls and the menu full of jokes riffing on tech jargon.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Miss Lawrence cracked jokes and even made stuff interesting.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis