nnoun.communicationa humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughterSynset:gag jape jest laugh
Examples:- he told a very funny joke
- he knows a million gags
- thanks for the laugh
- he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
- even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
Derivationally Related Form:gagstergagjestjokesterlaughjocularjoke
Hypernyms:humor humour wit witticism wittiness
Inherited Hypernyms:jokewitmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:belly laughblue jokeblue storydirty jokedirty storyethnic jokefunnyfunny remarkfunny storygood storyhowlerin-jokeone-linerriotscreamshaggy dog storysick jokesidesplittersight gagthigh-slappervisual jokewow
Part Meronyms:gag line laugh line punch line tag line
Full Hyponyms:belly laughdirty jokeethnic jokefunny storyin-jokeone-linershaggy dog storysick jokesight gag
nnoun.actactivity characterized by good humorSynset:jest jocularity
Derivationally Related Form:jokejocularjokesterjest
Hypernyms:diversion recreation
Inherited Hypernyms:jestdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:drolleryleg-pullleg-pullingpleasantrywaggery
Full Hyponyms:drolleryleg-pullpleasantry
nnoun.acta ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusementSynset:antic caper prank put-on trick
Derivationally Related Form:tricksteranticpranksterjokester
Hypernyms:diversion recreation
Inherited Hypernyms:anticdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:dirty trickpractical joke
Full Hyponyms:april fooldirty trickhotfootpractical jokeragsnipe hunt
nnoun.attributea triviality not to be taken seriouslyExamples:- I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke
Hypernyms:pettiness puniness slightness triviality
Inherited Hypernyms:jokepettinessunimportancevalueworthqualityattributeabstractionentity
vverb.communicationtell a joke; speak humorouslySynset:jest
Examples:- He often jokes even when he appears serious
Derivationally Related Form:jesterjokerjestjoke
Hypernyms:communicate intercommunicate
Inherited Hypernyms:jokecommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:arse aroundfoolfool aroundgaghorse aroundpunquip
Full Troponyms:gaghorse aroundpun
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.bodyact in a funny or teasing waySynset:jest
Derivationally Related Form:jesterjokerjestjoke
Hypernyms:act behave do
Inherited Hypernyms:jokeact
Direct Hyponyms:anticclownclown around
Full Troponyms:clown
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s