joked Definition

joke
noun

1. A humorous story.

Example: crack a joke
2. Anything said or done in jest.

Thesaurus: prank, sport, gag, practical joke, lark; monkey tricks (slang), shenanigans; jest, pun, bon mot, conceit, rejoinder, quip, witticism, wisecrack.
3. An amusing situation.
4. colloq
Something or someone ludicrous.
Thesaurus: laughing-stock, buffoon, butt, clown, simpleton, jackass.

verb, intr joked, joking

1. To make jokes.

Thesaurus: jest, quip.
2. To speak in jest, not in earnest.

Thesaurus: banter, jest, trifle, poke fun, kid, fool, tease.

Idiom: the joke's on him, her etc

colloq
He, she, etc has become the victim of their own joke.

Idiom: joking apart (joking aside)

Used when changing the tone of what one is saying: seriously; to be serious.

Idiom: no joke

colloq
A serious matter.

Idiom: play a joke on someone

To trick them.

Idiom: see the joke

colloq
To see the funny side of a situation.

Idiom: take a joke

To be able to laugh at a joke played on one.

Etymology: 17c: from Latin jocus joke.