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  • 31joke|smith — «JOHK SMIHTH», noun. Informal. a maker or writer of jokes; gagman …

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  • 32joke|ster — «JOHK stuhr», noun. U.S. Informal. a person fond of jokes; humorist: »... the classic telegram perpetrated by a Hollywood jokester who sent a cluster of his friends into a frenzy by wiring each of them: PLEASE DISREGARD PREVIOUS WIRE (Saturday… …

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  • 33Joke — This article is about the form of humour. For other uses, see Joke (disambiguation). Contents 1 Purpose 2 Antiquity of jokes 3 …

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  • 34joke — joke1 W3S2 [dʒəuk US dʒouk] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: jocus] 1.) something that you say or do to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trick ▪ Do you know any good jokes? joke about ▪ a joke about absent minded professors ▪… …

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  • 35joke — I n. 1) to crack, tell a joke 2) to ad lib a joke 3) to play a joke on 4) to carry a joke too far 5) to take a joke (he can t take a joke) 6) to make a joke of smt. 7) a clean; coarse, crude; dirty, obscene, off color, smutty; old, stale;… …

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  • 36joke */*/ — I UK [dʒəʊk] / US [dʒoʊk] noun [countable] Word forms joke : singular joke plural jokes 1) a) something you say or do that is intended to make people laugh Is this some kind of stupid joke? Greg sprayed her with water as a joke. make/crack a joke …

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  • 37joke — joke1 [ dʒouk ] noun count ** 1. ) something you say or do that is intended to make people laugh: Is this some kind of stupid joke? Greg sprayed her with water as a joke. make/crack a joke (=say something funny): The men all sat there drinking… …

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  • 38joke — 1 noun (C) 1 STH FUNNY something that you say or do to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trick: Do you know any good jokes? | Don t get mad it was only a joke! | crack/make a joke (=say something funny) | tell a joke (=tell a short… …

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  • 39joke — [[t]ʤo͟ʊk[/t]] ♦♦♦ jokes, joking, joked 1) N COUNT: oft N about n A joke is something that is said or done to make you laugh, for example a funny story. He debated whether to make a joke about shooting rabbits, but decided against it... No one… …

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  • 40joke — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amusing, funny, good, hilarious ▪ She didn t seem to find my jokes amusing. ▪ old ▪ That s an old joke …

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