Joke — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

activity characterized by good humor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈoʊk/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈəʊk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈəʊk/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈoʊk/.

Examples

he told a very funny joke
he knows a million gags
thanks for the laugh

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

caper jape jest gag put-on prank jocularity laugh antic trick

Parts of Speech

noun	a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter “he told a very funny joke”
noun	activity characterized by good humor
noun	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
noun	a triviality not to be taken seriously “I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke”
verb	tell a joke; speak humorously “He often jokes even when he appears serious”
verb	act in a funny or teasing way

Word Forms

jocular	adjective	characterized by jokes and good humor
jokester	noun	a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
joke	verb	act in a funny or teasing way
gagster	noun	someone who writes comic material for public performers
gag	verb	make jokes or quips
laugh	verb	produce laughter
jest	verb	act in a funny or teasing way
antic	adjective	ludicrously odd
antic	verb	act as or like a clown
prankster	noun	someone who plays practical jokes on others
trickster	noun	someone who plays practical jokes on others
joker	noun	a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
joke	noun	activity characterized by good humor
jest	noun	activity characterized by good humor
jester	noun	a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Witz

eine humorvolle Anekdote oder Bemerkung, die zum Lachen anregen soll

🇫🇷French

blague

une anecdote ou une remarque humoristique destinée à provoquer le rire

🇪🇸Spanish

broma

una anécdota o comentario humorístico destinado a provocar risa

🇮🇹Italian

scherzo

un aneddoto umoristico o un'osservazione intesa a provocare risate

🇳🇱Dutch

grap

een humoristische anekdote of opmerking die bedoeld is om te lachen

🇵🇹Portuguese

piada

uma anedota ou comentário humorístico destinado a provocar risos

🇷🇺Russian

шутить

юмористический анекдот или замечание, призванное вызвать смех

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चुटकुला

एक विनोदी किस्सा या टिप्पणी जिसका उद्देश्य हँसी भड़काना हो

🇧🇩Bengali

কৌতুক

একটি হাস্যকর উপাখ্যান বা মন্তব্য হাসি উস্কে দেওয়ার উদ্দেশ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

நகைச்சுவை

சிரிப்பைத் தூண்டும் ஒரு நகைச்சுவையான கதை அல்லது கருத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

తమాషా

నవ్వు రేకెత్తించడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన హాస్య వృత్తాంతం లేదా వ్యాఖ్య

🇮🇳Marathi

विनोद

एक विनोदी किस्सा किंवा हास्य भडकवण्याच्या उद्देशाने केलेली टिप्पणी

🇮🇳Gujarati

મજાક

હાસ્ય ઉશ્કેરવાના હેતુથી રમૂજી ટુચકો અથવા ટિપ્પણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಮಾಷೆ

ಹಾಸ್ಯಮಯ ಉಪಾಖ್ಯಾನ ಅಥವಾ ನಗುವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಟೀಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തമാശ

ചിരി ഉണർത്താൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള ഒരു ഹാസ്യ ഉപമ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരാമർശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਾਕ

ਹਾਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਭੜਕਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਹਾਸੋਹੀਣੀ ਕਿੱਸਾ ਜਾਂ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مذاق

ایک مزاحیہ قصہ یا تبصرہ جس کا مقصد ہنسی بھڑکانا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

开玩笑

旨在引起笑声的幽默轶事或言论

🇯🇵Japanese

ジョーク

笑いを引き起こすことを目的としたユーモラスな逸話または発言

🇰🇷Korean

농담

웃음을 유발하려는 유머러스한 일화나 발언

🇻🇳Vietnamese

câu nói đùa

một giai thoại hoặc nhận xét hài hước nhằm mục đích gây cười

🇹🇭Thai

เรื่องตลก

เรื่องเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ หรือคำพูดที่ตลกขบขันที่มีจุดมุ่งหมายเพื่อกระตุ้นให้เกิดเสียงหัวเราะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

candaan

anekdot atau ucapan lucu yang dimaksudkan untuk memancing tawa

🇵🇭Filipino

biro

isang nakakatawang anekdota o pangungusap na naglalayong pukawin ang pagtawa

🇲🇾Malay

jenaka

anekdot atau kenyataan lucu yang bertujuan untuk menimbulkan ketawa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نكتة

حكاية أو ملاحظة فكاهية تهدف إلى إثارة الضحك

🇮🇷Persian

شوخی

حکایت یا سخنی طنز آمیز که برای برانگیختن خنده است

🇹🇷Turkish

şaka

kahkahayı kışkırtmayı amaçlayan mizahi bir anekdot veya açıklama

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּדִיחָה

אנקדוטה או הערה הומוריסטית שנועדה לעורר צחוק

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