(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is something that you say that is intended to be amusing. (FORMAL)
It was a ~ rather than a reproach...
= joke
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If you say something in ~, you do not mean it seriously, but want to be amusing.
Don’t say that, even in ~...
? seriously
PHRASE: PHR after v
2.
If you ~, you tell jokes or say amusing things. (FORMAL)
He enjoyed drinking and ~ing with his cronies...
= joke
VERB: V