joke

noun
/ˈd͡ʒəʊ̯k/

An amusing story.

Other meanings

Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
“It was a joke!”
A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
“Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke.”

Related words

lightbulb joke
antijoke
jokee
jokefest
jokefic
jokelet
jokelike
jokely
jokeman
jokeproof
jokesmith
jokester

Example sentences

“That's the kind of joke you'd make.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“For legal reasons, this is a joke.”
Tatoeba · Ooneykcall · CC0
“That joke wasn't in good taste.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “joke” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.