joke (n)
gag (n)
laugh#1 (n)
jest (n)
jape (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
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
Outgoing links
Hypernym wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
Derivationally related form jest → jest; jest → jest
Derivationally related form laugh → laugh
Derivationally related form gag → gagster
Derivationally related form gag → gag
Derivationally related form joke → jocular
Derivationally related form joke → jokester
Derivationally related form joke → joke; joke → joke
Part meronym punch line, laugh line, gag line, tag line
Hyponym belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot; dirty joke, dirty story, blue joke, blue story; ethnic joke; funny story, good story, funny remark, funny; in-joke; one-liner; shaggy dog story; sick joke; sight gag, visual joke
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Derivationally related form jocular → joke
Hyponym wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
Part holonym punch line, laugh line, gag line, tag line
Hypernym belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot; dirty joke, dirty story, blue joke, blue story; ethnic joke; funny story, good story, funny remark, funny; in-joke; one-liner; shaggy dog story; sick joke; sight gag, visual joke
Derivationally related form gagster → gag
Derivationally related form jokester → joke
Derivationally related form laugh → laugh
Derivationally related form jest → jest; jest → jest
Derivationally related form joke → joke; joke → joke
Derivationally related form gag → gag

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