jokingly

joke

J0058800 (jōk)n.1. Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.2. A mischievous trick; a prank: played a joke on his roommate.3. Something that is of ludicrously poor quality: Their delivery service is a joke.4. Informal a. Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke.b. An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.v. joked, jok·ing, jokes v.intr.1. To tell or play jokes; jest.2. To speak in fun; be facetious: You have to be joking.v.tr. To say or write as a joke.

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[Latin iocus; see yek- in Indo-European roots.]

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jok′ing·ly adv.Synonyms: joke, witticism, quip, crack, wisecrack, gag
These nouns refer to something that is said or done in order to evoke laughter or amusement. Joke especially denotes an amusing story with a punch line at the end: She told jokes at the party. A witticism is a witty, usually cleverly phrased remark: "He said one should treat heavy things lightly and light things with gravity, which became a handy witticism" (Natalie Dykstra).
A quip is a clever, pointed, often sarcastic remark: He responded to the tough questions with quips. Crack and wisecrack refer less formally to flippant or sarcastic retorts: She made a crack about my driving ability; he was punished for making wisecracks in class. Gag is principally applicable to a broadly comic remark or to comic byplay in a theatrical routine: It was one of the most memorable gags in the history of vaudeville.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.jokingly - in jest; "I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express"jestingly

2.jokingly - not seriously; "I meant it facetiously"facetiously, tongue-in-cheek

Translations

开玩笑地

joke

(dʒəuk) noun1. anything said or done to cause laughter. He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost. 笑話 笑话2. something that causes laughter or amusement. The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish. 笑料 笑料 verb1. to make a joke or jokes. They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards. 開玩笑 开玩笑2. to talk playfully and not seriously. Don't be upset by what he said – he was only joking. 說笑 开玩笑ˈjoker noun1. in a pack of playing-cards, an extra card (usually having a picture of a jester) used in some games. (撲克牌)鬼牌 （纸牌）百搭，王牌 2. a person who enjoys telling jokes, playing tricks etc. 愛開玩笑的人 爱开玩笑的人ˈjokingly adverbHe looked out at the rain and jokingly suggested a walk. 開玩笑地 开玩笑地it's no joke it is a serious or worrying matter. It's no joke when water gets into the petrol tank. 不是鬧著玩的 不是开玩笑的事joking apart/aside let us stop joking and talk seriously. I feel like going to Timbuctoo for the weekend – but, joking apart, I do need a rest! 言歸正傳 言归正传take a joke to be able to accept or laugh at a joke played on oneself. The trouble with him is that he can't take a joke. 經得起玩笑 经得起开玩笑