■ noun
1》 a thing said to cause amusement.
↘a trick played for fun.
2》 informal a ridiculously inadequate person or thing.
■ verb make ~s.
↘ archaic poke fun at.
Phrases
be no ~ informal be a serious or difficult matter.
be beyond a ~ informal be serious or worrying.
Derivatives
joking adjective
jokingly adverb
Origin
C17: perh. from L. jocus 'jest, wordplay'.