Word of the Day: Joke

joke / jōk   noun  

1. something said or done to provoke laughter

A casual remark or joke shall distinguish a person’s real character more than the greatest sieges, or the most important battle. Plutarch, 46-120  

2. a humorous prank or playful trick

The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.

1. P. Lovecraft, 1890-1937

 

3. an instance of kidding around or jesting

I prefer sayings over jokes. Robert Ballard, 1942-  

4. laughingstock or trifling matter; something not taken seriously

The people that become the biggest jokes are people who do not change. Corey Feldman, 1971-   verb  

1. to jest

My way of joking is to tell the truth. George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950