jape
English Thesaurus
1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness, |
| definition | : | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | ethnic joke, |
| definition | : | a joke at the expense of some ethnic group (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | in-joke, |
| definition | : | a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | one-liner, |
| definition | : | a one-line joke (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | shaggy dog story, |
| definition | : | a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sick joke, |
| definition | : | a joke in bad taste (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sight gag, visual joke, |
| definition | : | a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | gagman, gagster, gagwriter, |
| definition | : | someone who writes comic material for public performers (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | joker, jokester, |
| definition | : | a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | jest, joke, |
| definition | : | act in a funny or teasing way (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | jest, joke, |
| definition | : | tell a joke; speak humorously (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | gag, quip, |
| definition | : | make jokes or quips (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | gagman, gagster, gagwriter, |
| definition | : | someone who writes comic material for public performers (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | joker, jokester, |
| definition | : | a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | jest, joke, |
| definition | : | act in a funny or teasing way (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | jest, joke, |
| definition | : | tell a joke; speak humorously (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | gag, quip, |
| definition | : | make jokes or quips (verb.communication) |
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