joke
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4.9
- noun
- /dʒoʊk/
- Offensive
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- Now I look at it all as a cruel joke that's no one's fault.
The weather is an actual joke, like my hair today.
- The weather is an actual joke, like my hair today.
- The two party nonsense in this country is a joke, quite frankly.
- Life's always a joke with these folks.
- This has been a complete joke for entertainment.
- And the world's don't think we're a joke because I decree it.
Examples
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Many believe that the new policy is a complete joke and won't work at all.
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The weather is an actual joke, like my hair today.
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I thought that was the joke you were making.
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Is this a joke or something?
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This has been a complete joke for entertainment.
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- Everything's a joke to you.
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Am I the joke?
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Is this a joke?
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After the team's embarrassing performance, they have become a joke in the league.
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To him, the idea of running for president seemed like a joke that no one should take seriously.
Synonyms
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5.5
A person or thing that others make fun of for seeming silly
Idioms
- Informal
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7.2
A person who tries to embarrass others ends up embarrassed themselves
Compounds
- Offensive
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8.9
A joke that makes fun of a group's race or culture and can offend people
- Informal
A simple joke using a pun that fathers often tell and makes people groan
- Informal
A joke that treats serious or painful subjects as funny and may upset some people
How Respectable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Joke comes from the old Latin jocus 'jest' or 'fun', and over time people began to call someone a joke when others laughed at them or did not take them seriously. So calling someone a joke means they are seen as foolish or unimportant.