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41joke — [17] Latin jocus meant ‘jest, joke’ (a possible link with Old High German gehan ‘say’ and Sanskrit yācati ‘he implores’ suggests that its underlying meaning was ‘word play’). It passed into Old French as jeu, which lies behind English jeopardy… …
42joke — See: CRACK A JOKE …
43joke — See: CRACK A JOKE …
44joke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. jest, gag, wisecrack, witticism, bon mot; fooling, kidding, joshing. v. i. josh, jest, gag. See wit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An action intended to be funny] Syn. prank, buffoonery, game, sport, frolic …
45joke — See: crack a joke …
46joke — n 1. witticism, wisecrack, crack, sally, quip, one liner, jest, Sl. funny, bon mot, pun, play on words, wordplay; Joe Miller, bromide, chestnut; comedy, humor, facetiousness, drollery, whimsy; howl, Sl. rib tickler, Sl. yuk, Sl. haha, Sl. gasser …
47joke — See jest; practical joke …
48joke — tv. to tease someone; to make fun of someone. □ Everybody was joking my roommate because of her accent. □ Don’t joke me, man. I do the best I can …
49joke — n. & v. n. 1 a a thing said or done to excite laughter. b a witticism or jest. 2 a ridiculous thing, person, or circumstance. v. 1 intr. make jokes. 2 tr. poke fun at; banter. Phrases and idioms: no joke colloq. a serious matter. Derivatives:… …
50Joke van Beusekom — (* 23. Juni 1952 in Wassenaar) ist eine ehemalige niederländische Badmintonspielerin. Karriere Joke van Beusekom gewann in ihrer Heimat unzählige Meistertitel in den Doppeldisziplinen und im Einzel und ist national die erfolgreichste… …
