Antonyms for jokes


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : johk
Phonetic Transcription : dÊ’oÊŠk


Definition of jokes

Origin :
  • 1660s, "to make a joke," from Latin iocari "to jest, joke," from iocus (see joke (n.)). Related: Joked; joking.
  • noun fun, quip
  • noun person that is made fun of
  • verb kid, tease
Example sentences :
  • But he has played so many of these jokes that they begin to lose their effect.
  • Extract from : « Monsieur du Muroir (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • There are lots of jokes, but I am such a one for forgetting them.'
  • Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
  • The Citizen Morot could not hear the jokes nor distinguish the cause of the groaning.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • The jokes are in the vernacular, but in a vernacular as spoken in a certain social medium.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • Beneath the surface of his jokes there is moral earnestness, there is ethical passion.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • Is a celebrated humorist, seeing through all jokes but himself.
  • Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
  • They laughed so at the jokes about her belly that the column itself vibrated.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • The joke was wasted, as all jokes seemed to be upon Mr. Cobb.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "Looks as if facin' my jokes was no child's play, don't it," he observed.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I tried to joke him into better humor, but he did not respond to my jokes.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for jokes

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