Thesaurus:joke
English edit
Noun edit
Sense: a humorous thing said or done for amusement edit
Synonyms edit
Hyponyms edit
- bit [⇒ thesaurus]
- bon mot
- crack
- dirty joke
- double entendre
- feghoot
- full-deckism
- funny [⇒ thesaurus]
- gag
- in-joke
- jape (archaic)
- jest [⇒ thesaurus]
- knee-slapper
- mot
- one-liner
- pun
- prat
- quip
- repartee
- rib-tickler
- shaggy dog story
- shtick
- wheeze (archaic)
- wisecrack
- witticism
- wordplay
- zinger
- leg-pull
- practical joke
- prank [⇒ thesaurus]
- put-on
- wind up
Various edit
See also edit
- Thesaurus:laugh
- Thesaurus:witty
- Thesaurus:ridicule
- Thesaurus:laughingstock
- Thesaurus:jester
- Thesaurus:joker
Further reading edit
- Wiktionary:Roget Thesaurus Classification
- Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers
- Section II. Personal Affections
- 1. Passive Affections
- 840. “amusement” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- 842. “wit” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- 1. Passive Affections
- Section II. Personal Affections
- Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers
- “joke” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.