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We sometimes say things as a joke, but when the joke is at the expense of another person, it can get out of hand because not everyone shares the same understanding or sense of humour.

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  1. noun Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
  2. noun A mischievous trick; a prank.
  3. noun An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.
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  • Next morning all the sporting papers reported it as an excellent joke, although the last person who saw the joke was myself. —  The Reminiscences Of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton)
  • Make sure your child understands that calling 911 as a joke is a crime in Boulder City. —  Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines
  • We sometimes say things as a joke, but when the joke is at the expense of another person, it can get out of hand because not everyone shares the same understanding or sense of humour. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Re-engaged s / officer [sorry, don't know what the joke is here] —  ErosBlog: The Sex Blog
  • Anyway, this joke is a pretty standard opener; it doesn't betray a bit of the awesomeness that lies in wait. —  Anime Nano!
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humor ·  jest ·  remark ·  laugh ·  trick ·  amusement ·  gossip ·  conversation ·  tale ·  anecdote ·  fun ·  mistake

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joke:   jokes ·  joked ·  joking
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Latin iocus; see yek- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = Dutch jok = German juks, a joke, =Danish jux, trash (cf. gjöre jux, make fun); = French jeu = Provencal joc, juec, juoc = Spanish juego = Portuguese jogo = Italian gioco, giuoco, jest, game, sport; from Latin jocus, a jest, joke, perhaps orig. *diocus, *diucus; cf. Sanskrit √ dīv, play.
  2. Cf. Latin jocari, jest, joke; from the noun.
 

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/dʒoʊk/
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