Joke
Of humor. May also be referred to as gag, jape, jest and laugh.
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point".
This concept's ID is @1~36086
Contains
- sight gag
A joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie).
- punch line
The point of a joke or humorous story.
- howler
A joke that seems extremely funny.
- dirty joke
An indelicate joke.
- ethnic joke
A joke at the expense of some ethnic group.
- funny story
An account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line); "she told a funny story";...
- in-joke
A joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people.
- one-liner
A one-line joke.
- shaggy dog story
A long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness.
- sick joke
A joke in bad taste.