The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - joken.

1) jest, witticism, quip, bon mot, laugh, wordplay, pun, story, anecdote, Colloq gag, wisecrack, one-liner, crack: Ronnie comes up with the funniest jokes I have ever heard. 2) laughing-stock, butt, (fair) game, buffoon: After that incident, he became the joke of the regiment. 3) farce, mockery, absurdity, travesty, caricature: My efforts to play the piano became a joke. --v. 4) jest, quip, pun, frolic, wisecrack, tease, taunt, banter, chaff, fool, Colloq kid, US crack wise: They joked about our predicament. You must be joking if you think I'm going to go out with him!