Thesaurus:joke

Thesaurus

joke

English

Noun

Sense: a humorous thing said or done for amusement

Synonyms

• joke

Hyponyms

• 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

• fun
• laugh    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:laugh
• Thesaurus:witty
• Thesaurus:ridicule
• Thesaurus:laughingstock
• Thesaurus:jester
• Thesaurus:joker

Further reading

• 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.

• “joke” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.