Joking

//ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of telling or engaging in jokes.

    "No low beatings and knockings about, no jokings and squeakings like your precious Punches, but always the same, with a constantly unchanging air of coldness and gentility[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of joke form-of, gerund, participle, present
  2. 2
    Kidding, trying to fool. British, Ireland, US, colloquial, transitive

    "Twenty euros cover charge? You're joking me!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by jokes and good humor wordnet

Synonyms

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jestingatticbanterbanteringbitingbrilliance

Example

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"Spenser's sarcastic and joking remarks are often misinterpreted as signs of ambivalence and often taken too seriously."

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all joking aside

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