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Noun
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Something done or said to amuse people
joke
quip
witticism
gag
wisecrack
crack
pleasantry
funny
sally
josh
boffola
laugh
jape
drollery
rib
giggle
waggery
boffo
boff
nifty
yuck
yuk
pun
repartee
banter
prank
fun
comeback
spoof
hoax
play
one-liner
bon mot
play on words
rib-tickler
funny remark
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“He could not, like some men, pass off a serious matter with a humorous jest.”
Noun
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An act performed as a prank or for amusement
prank
caper
antic
trick
escapade
frolic
gag
dido
roguery
knavery
rag
capriccio
waggery
shines
lark
shavie
monkeyshines
jape
joke
hoax
practical joke
leg-pull
put-on
piece of mischief
stunt
tomfoolery
shenanigan
game
high jinks
shenanigans
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“I now see that I was wrong in supposing that I was being made the object of just a harmless jest.”
Noun
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A person or thing that is the object of ridicule
target
mockery
joke
mark
sport
laughingstock
butt
mock
derision
fool
dupe
buffoon
laughing stock
object of ridicule
travesty
clown
hoot
jestee
Aunt Sally
object of derision
butt of jokes
target of derision
plaything
giggle
victim
prey
subject
recipient
object
patsy
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“Having become the scoff and jest of the town, he quitted it with shame and disgrace.”
Noun
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The quality, fact or aspect of being amusing or funny
humourUK
humorUS
funniness
drollery
drollness
comedy
comicality
humorousness
jocularity
fun
wit
uproariousness
amusement
wittiness
richness
facetiousness
gaiety
comicalness
comic
buffoonery
levity
gag
hilarity
clowning
hilariousness
flippancy
witticism
banter
jocoseness
pleasantry
happiness
absurdity
wisecrack
playfulness
jesting
joking
tomfoolery
joyfulness
jocosity
badinage
raillery
joke
lightness
slapstick
irony
ludicrousness
absurdness
sparkle
satire
amusingness
kidding
spoof
high spirits
comical aspect
funny side
comic side
black humor
sense of fun
sense of humor
the funny side
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Noun
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Spoken or written words that are absurd or meaningless
nonsense
drivel
hogwash
twaddle
rubbish
balderdash
claptrap
poppycock
garbage
malarkey
baloney
bunk
blather
bull
rot
piffle
codswallop
bunkum
tosh
guff
trash
hooey
crock
hokum
flapdoodle
bilge
moonshine
humbug
bosh
folly
boloney
tommyrot
fiddlesticks
applesauce
gibberish
horsefeathers
blither
crapola
foolishness
blarney
silliness
senselessness
stupidity
blah
malarky
slush
fudge
hokeypokey
tripe
jazz
muck
nuts
flannel
taradiddle
trumpery
drool
hoodoo
tarradiddle
blatherskite
buncombe
fiddle
blether
beans
eyewash
cobblers
falderal
folderol
nerts
punk
phooey
waffle
wack
balls
dribble
blathers
gobbledegook
havers
bulldust
bushwa
gammon
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Noun
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A state of high-spirits
playfulness
gaiety
liveliness
spirit
bounciness
frolicsomeness
merrymaking
bounce
waggishness
good nature
vivacity
merriment
cheerfulness
mirth
revelry
fun
high spirits
glee
festivity
hilarity
conviviality
cheer
joviality
gleefulness
merriness
jollity
jocundity
whoopee
frolic
revel
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Noun
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A humorous or malicious deception
hoax
joke
trick
fraud
prank
con
deception
ruse
swindle
imposture
spoof
bluff
cheat
humbug
jape
practical joke
canard
confidence trick
fastie
put-on
scam
confidence game
con game
con trick
fast one
put-up job
artifice
wile
sham
subterfuge
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Noun
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An activity that one engages in for amusement or fun
game
amusement
entertainment
diversion
activity
pastime
sport
distraction
recreation
frolic
romp
divertissement
fun
hobby
enjoyment
interest
lark
play
pursuit
gratification
merriment
merrymaking
regalement
adventure
festivity
leisure activity
source of fun
fun and games
relaxation
pleasure
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Noun
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An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant
kicker
artifice
catch
concern
counterfeit
deceit
device
dodge
fake
feint
fixture
fun
gadget
gambit
game
gimmick
gizmo
imposture
instrument
maneuverUS
manoeuvreUK
means
method
ploy
ruse
secret
shift
sport
stratagem
stunt
trick
twist
widget
wile
wrinkle
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Noun
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A lack of seriousness, especially in the context of fun or entertainment
frivolity
frivolousness
levity
flightiness
flippancy
puerility
silliness
triviality
facetiousness
jocularity
joking
skittishness
superficiality
unimportance
vacuity
zaniness
dizziness
foolishness
frothiness
fun
gaiety
giddiness
inanity
childishness
coquetting
daftness
dippiness
ditziness
flirting
folly
fribble
frippery
game
inconsequentiality
lightheartedness
merriment
nonsense
perkiness
play
playfulness
shallowness
sport
toying
trifling
whimsicality
whimsy
dallying
lightness
light-heartedness
empty-headedness
light-headedness
light-mindedness
drollery
mirth
humourUK
humorUS
nonsensicalness
wackiness
nuttiness
absurdity
fatuousness
dottiness
waggishness
madness
jokiness
joviality
irreverence
cheerfulness
cheeriness
good cheer
carefreeness
senselessness
asininity
unseriousness
fatuity
imbecility
fickleness
funniness
lunacy
craziness
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Noun
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An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
parody
caricature
spoof
burlesque
send-up
imitation
satire
lampoon
skit
takeoff
mockery
pastiche
put-on
rib
take-off
travesty
pappyshow
pasquinade
pasticcio
apology
copy
derision
insult
irony
mime
mimicry
mock-heroic
play-on
raillery
ridicule
roast
pale imitation
more ❯
Verb
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To tell a joke or speak in a joking way
joke
quip
gag
jolly
jape
wisecrack
fun
yuck
yuk
pun
sally
crack
tell jokes
crack jokes
banter
make a joke
jive
kid
fool
josh
chaff
jibe
retort
play with words
gibe
crack a joke
be facetious
crack wise
remark
make fun of
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“She would often jest humorously of these time-worn cliches that never applied to her.”
Verb
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To tease, especially in a jocular manner
kid
chaff
josh
banter
jive
tease
fool
rib
roast
razz
mock
rag
needle
hoax
twit
shuck
fool around
wind up
fool about
play a joke on
pull someone's leg
take the mickey
play a practical joke on
have on
play a prank
get a rise out of
make a monkey out of
take a rise out of
make fun of
play a practical joke
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“Whilst it is acceptable to jest among friends, we must be mindful of what we say in a formal setting.”
Verb
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To behave in a comical or playful way
clown
lark
fool around
mess around
monkey around
clown around
horse around
muck about
mess about
have fun
lark around
play around
lark about
muck around
play the fool
cut up
act the fool
joke around
fool about
act foolishly
play about
act the clown
monkey about
play tricks
horse about
indulge in horseplay
act the goat
be silly
engage in high jinks
act crazy
kid around
play the goat
play for laughs
play the giddy goat
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“When have you known Zanya to jest around when it comes to work?”
Verb
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To smile in a scornful or deprecating manner
snigger
smile
snicker
laugh
sneer
affront
belittle
burlesque
caricature
crack
decry
deride
detract
disdain
disparage
dump
fleer
flout
gibe
gird
grin
insult
jeer
lampoon
leer
rally
ridicule
satiriseUK
satirizeUS
scoff
scorn
slam
slight
swipe
taunt
travesty
twit
underrate
laugh at
put down
quip at
rank out
sneeze at
sniff at
curl one's lip
give Bronx cheer
hold in contempt
look down on
hold up to ridicule
turn up one's nose
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Verb
▲
Make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice
jeer
deride
mock
ridicule
heckle
hector
taunt
abuse
jibe
laugh at
insult
knock
tease
boo
catcall
gibe
hiss
interrupt
scorn
banter
barrack
scoff
scoff at
scout
skewer
sneer
sneer at
contemn
flout
jibe at
shout at
shout disapproval
shout down
blow raspberries
boo at
catcall at
comeback
dig
fleer
hiss at
hoot
hoot at
jab
quip
shoot down
shout disapproval at
snipe
whistle at
blow raspberries at
flout at
call names
poke fun
put down
put on
cock a snook at
make a crack
give a hard time
give the Bronx cheer to
laugh out of court
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Verb
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To mimic humorously
parody
mimic
caricature
burlesque
travesty
imitate
lampoon
do
satiriseUK
satirizeUS
spoof
ape
copy
mock
send up
take off
deride
disparage
distort
exaggerate
impersonate
jeer
joke
mime
misrepresent
pervert
ridicule
roast
sheikhUK
sheikUS
twist
make fun of
do an impression of
laugh at
put on
take the mickey
poke fun at
do a takeoff of
take the piss out of
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Verb
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To engage in an activity for enjoyment and recreation
play
frolic
sport
caper
romp
trifle
frisk
gambol
toy
cavort
have fun
relax
rest
revel
amuse oneself
dally
rollick
skylark
carouse
entertain oneself
lark
recreate
clown
disport
divert
doodle
fiddle
fool
fribble
joke
jump
kid
occupy oneself
rejoice
amuse yourself
disport oneself
divert oneself
enjoy oneself
fiddle around
fool around
goof around
hang about
have a good time
horse around
idle away
kick around
lark about
lark around
let loose
make merry
mess about
mess around
monkey around
play games
potter around
putter around
carry on
engage in games
enjoy yourself
let go
play around
be at leisure
cut capers
cut up
kick up one's heels
be life of party
go on a spree
let your hair down
more ❯
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