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joke
Noun
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If you tell a joke, you say something to make people laugh.
Trevor's joke about the boring lexicographer was too funny.
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If something is a joke, it is not considered seriously.
Don't listen to Joseph. He's a joke. Nobody pays any attention to him.
joke
Verb
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When you joke about something, you say something funny that you don't really mean.
Everyone joked about how bad his tennis was.
I wasn't joking about burning my shoes.
Because I have a dog, I joke with my friends about their boring cats.
The coach joked that he would fire his whole team.
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You say "you must be joking" when somebody tells you something that's very hard to believe.
"She's forty three." "Forty three?! You must be joking. She looks like she's sixteen."
jay
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noun
crested largely blue bird
Jay
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noun
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)