jest

Synonyms:

gag, jape, joke, laugh

Types:

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belly laugh, howler, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow

a joke that seems extremely funny

blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story

an indelicate joke

ethnic joke

a joke at the expense of some ethnic group

funny, funny remark, funny story, good story

an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)

in-joke

a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people

one-liner

a one-line joke

shaggy dog story

a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness

sick joke

a joke in bad taste

sight gag, visual joke

a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)

Type of:

humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

Synonyms:

jocularity, joke

Types:

drollery, waggery

a quaint and amusing jest

leg-pull, leg-pulling

as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true

pleasantry

an agreeable or amusing remark

Type of:

diversion, recreation

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates