joker
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈdʒoʊkər/
- Offensive
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idiota
- That joker really thought it was funny to hide my keys during the meeting.
- just a joker
- a bunch of jokers
If he sees you deal with nothing but jokers, all right?
- If he sees you deal with nothing but jokers, all right?
- And there's just so many like jokers in the industry.
- My father always told my brothers that we don't have friends and don't bring them jokers in my house.
- And, you know, jokers, jokers, 'cause this jokers.
- Mean you raise that joker, you raise your kids, you raise them.
- This is the great year of jokers in crypto and and cannabis.
Examples
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Maybe it's just some joker down the street yanking your chain.
Fiction book (1995) -
All right, who was the joker who called those guys?
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Man, out of all of the places for a thief to hide, this joker picked Hollywood.
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What kind of joker had cooked up this arrangement?
Fiction book (2001) -
Aren't you interested in this joker we caught then?
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Eddie Earl is such a joker.
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Hiram, sir, we found some joker snooping around the woods.
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Because FMC is run by this joker named Baxter Thorne...
Fiction book (1999) -
We'll nail these jokers.
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Don't be such a joker; we need to take this seriously.
Synonyms
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8.5
A person who behaves foolishly or annoys other people
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9.9
A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying
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7.4
A person who acts in a silly way to make others laugh
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8.5
A person who acts silly and annoys other people
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8.8
A person who is silly and not very smart
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9.9
A person who behaves in an annoying, rude, or foolish way
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9.2
A person who is silly and not thinking clearly
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9.2
A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word
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9.1
A person who is easily fooled or behaves foolishly
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9.9
A foolish person who is easy to trick or control
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8.1
A person who acts in a funny, silly way to make people laugh
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9.9
A person who acts foolishly or oddly
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9.1
A person who is silly and acts foolishly
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9.9
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
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9.9
Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way
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9.9
People call someone silly or crazy as a friendly joke
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9.9
A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh
1
8.8
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
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9.5
A person who is silly and not serious
A person who acts silly or foolish
A person who does silly or odd things
A person who acts in a silly, foolish way
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
A rude slang name for someone who acts foolish or makes silly mistakes
A person who acts like a clown to make others laugh
A rude, stupid person who annoys others
Compounds
A person in a group who often makes others laugh with funny stories or actions
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A joker can also mean a person who acts foolish or annoying; this sense grew from calling someone a 'joke' when they behave badly, so the word became an insult for thoughtless or silly behaviour.