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joke

/dʒəʊk/
noun
  1. An amusing story.

  2. Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.

    "It was a joke!"

  3. The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one

verb
  1. To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.

    "I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking."

  2. (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."

  3. To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.

    "to joke a comrade"

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