n. 1 jest, witticism, quip, bon mot, laugh, wordplay, pun, story, anecdote, Colloq gag, wisecrack, one-liner, crack Ronnie comes up with the funniest jokes I have ever heard 2 laughing-stock, butt, (fair) game, buffoon After that incident, he became the joke of the regiment 3 farce, mockery, absurdity, travesty, caricature My efforts to play the piano became a joke
v. 4 jest, quip, pun, frolic, wisecrack, tease, taunt, banter, chaff, fool, Colloq kid, US crack wise They joked about our predicament You must be joking if you think I'm going to go out with him!