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Joking

//ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ// noun, verb, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by jokes and good humor wordnet
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!"

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