Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - joke
Joke
joke
n. & v. --n. 1 a a thing said or done to excite laughter. b a witticism or jest. 2 a ridiculous thing, person, or circumstance. --v. 1 intr. make jokes. 2 tr. poke fun at; banter. Phrases and idioms no joke colloq. a serious matter. Derivatives jokingly adv. joky adj. (also jokey). jokily adv. jokiness n. Etymology: 17th c. (joque), orig. sl.: perh. f. L jocus jest
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I. noun Etymology: Latin jocus; perhaps akin to Old High German gehan to say, Sanskrit yācati he asks Date: 1670 1. something said or done to provoke laughter, b. the humorous or ridiculous element in something, an instance of jesting ; kidding , practical ~, laughingstock, something not to be taken seriously ; a trifling matter , II. verb (~d; joking) Date: 1670 intransitive verb to make ~s ; jest, transitive verb to make the object of a ~ ; kid, jokingly adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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