to joke

تعريف to joke في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.: kid; A worthless thing or person
The president was a joke.; {n} a jest, mirth; {v} to jest, to be merry; to do or say something for humourous amusement rather than seriously; blag; {i} funny tale, jest, humorous remark; an amusing story; a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"; A plane for smoothing the surfaces of pieces which are to be accurately joi; a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke" a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" act in a funny or teasing way tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious" To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly; disapproval If you say that something or someone is a joke, you think they are ridiculous and do not deserve respect. It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke; If you joke, you tell someone something that is not true in order to amuse yourself. Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking `I wish you made as much fuss of me,' Vera joked; a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"; a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement; A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall; emphasis If you describe a situation as no joke, you are emphasizing that it is very difficult or unpleasant. Two hours on a bus is no joke, is it; If you make a joke of something, you laugh at it even though it is in fact rather serious or sad. I wish I had your courage, Michael, to make a joke of it like that; feelings You say you're joking or you must be joking to someone when they have just told you something that is so surprising or unreasonable that you find it difficult to believe. One hundred and forty quid for a pair of headphones, you've got to be joking!; To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade; A joke is something untrue that you tell another person in order to amuse yourself. It was probably just a joke to them, but it wasn't funny to me; act in a funny or teasing way tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"; activity characterized by good humor; A narrow piece of scenery used to join together two flats or wings of an interior setting; Something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport; A joke is something that is said or done to make you laugh, for example a funny story. He debated whether to make a joke about shooting rabbits, but decided against it No one told worse jokes than Claus; If you say that the joke is on a particular person, you mean that they have been made to look very foolish by something. `For once,' he said, `the joke's on me. And it's not very funny.'; something said or done for amusement; A place of low resort, as for smoking opium; {f} tell a funny tale, jest, make a witty remark; A program with annoying or funny functionality, but it’s not destructive; One who, or that which, joints; disapproval If you say that someone cannot take a joke, you are criticizing them for getting upset or angry at something you think is funny. `What's the matter with you, Simon?' Curly said. `Can't you take a joke?'; emphasis If you say that an annoying or worrying situation is beyond a joke, you are emphasizing that it is worse than you think is fair or reasonable. I'm not afraid of a fair fight but this is beginning to get beyond a joke; - a program that looks like a virus when open and has some sort of virus message on it but does no real damage; act in a funny or teasing way; Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to crack good-natured jokes; a device for expressing humor that employs a setup which contains a decoy assumption to misdirect the audience into accepting a bogus 1st story; and a punch which contains a reinterpretation which creates a 2nd story that shatters the decoy assumption; tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"; Having joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty; as, a jointed doll; jointed structure; To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly; If you joke, you tell funny stories or say amusing things. She would joke about her appearance Lorna was laughing and joking with Trevor The project was taking so long that Stephen joked that it would never be finished `Well, a beautiful spring Thursday would probably be a nice day to be buried on,' Nancy joked; To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest