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joke
/dʒəʊk/
noun
An amusing story.
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
"It was a joke!"
The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
verb
To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
"I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking."
(intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.
"Relax, man, I'm just joking with you."
To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
"to joke a comrade"
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