noun
    
    plural jokes
    
    [count] something said or done to cause laughter
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    a brief story with a surprising and funny ending
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    disapproving :someone or something that is not worth taking seriously
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    jokes; joked; joking
    
    to say things that are meant to cause laughter :to make jokes about someone or something [no obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    joking aside
    
    or Brit joking apart - used to introduce a serious statement that follows a humorous statement