What is Joke?
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke
laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags";
"thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest";
"even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable
point"
1. Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something
witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor
than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to crack good-natured jokes.
And gentle dullness ever loves a joke. --Pope.
Or witty joke our airy senses moves To pleasant laughter. --Gay.
2. Something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something
done in sport.
Inclose whole downs in walls, 't is all a joke. --Pope.
To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or
actions; to jest.
He laughed, shouted, joked, and swore. --Macaulay. |
