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a trifling joke

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  • joke — jokeless, adj. jokingly, adv. /johk/, n., v., joked, joking. n. 1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him …   Universalium

  • joke — /dʒoʊk / (say johk) noun 1. something said or done to excite laughter or amusement; a playful or mischievous trick or remark. 2. an amusing or ridiculous circumstance. 3. an object of joking or jesting; a thing or person laughed at rather than… …  

  • joke — I. noun Etymology: Latin jocus; perhaps akin to Old High German gehan to say, Sanskrit yācati he asks Date: 1670 1. a. something said or done to provoke laughter; especially a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist b. (1) the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • joke — [[t]dʒoʊk[/t]] n. v. joked, jok•ing 1) a short humorous anecdote with a punch line 2) anything said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement 3) something amusing or ridiculous: I don t see the joke in that[/ex] 4) an object of laughter or… …   From formal English to slang

  • no joke — A serious or difficult matter • • • Main Entry: ↑joke no joke Not a trifling matter • • • Main Entry: ↑no …   Useful english dictionary

  • trotevale — sb. == trifling, joke. Body and Soul, 146. Lat. titivillitia …   Oldest English Words

  • Unimportance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unimportance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unimportance unimportance insignificance nothingness immateriality GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 triviality triviality levity frivolity Sgm: N 2 paltriness paltriness …   English dictionary for students

  • Wit — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Wit >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 wit wit humor wittiness Sgm: N 1 attic wit attic wit attic salt Sgm: N 1 atticism atticism Sgm: N 1 salt salt esprit point …   English dictionary for students

  • unimportance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Insignificance Nouns 1. unimportance, insignificance, nothingness, immateriality, inconsequentiality, inconsequence; triviality, levity, frivolity, froth; paltriness, uselessness; disempowerment; matter… …   English dictionary for students

  • jest — {{11}}jest (n.) early 13c., geste, narrative of exploits, from O.Fr. geste action, exploit, from L. gesta deeds, neuter plural of gestus, pp. of gerere to carry, behave, act, perform. Sense descended through idle tale (late 15c.) to mocking… …   Etymology dictionary

  • wit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Cleverness Nouns 1. wit, wittiness; Atticism; salt; sense of humor, funny bone, esprit, point, fancy, whim, humor, drollery, pleasantry; comedy; jocularity, jocosity, jocoseness; levity, facetiousness;… …   English dictionary for students

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