What part of speech is joke?

Joke can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. joke is a verb, present, 1st person singular of joke (infinitive).
  • 2. joke is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. joke is a noun, singular of jokes.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does joke mean?

Definitions

Verb
joke - tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
joke - act in a funny or teasing way

Noun
joke - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
joke - a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
joke - activity characterized by good humor
joke - a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
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Examples of joke

#   Sentence  
1. noun He told a very funny joke.
2. noun I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke.
3. noun The name started as a joke boasting about the amount of information the search-engine would be able to search.
4. noun Number of days that the Pentagon spent investigating a soldier who had called the President "a joke" in a letter to the editor of a Newspaper.
5. noun This insurance co. Is a joke !!!
6. noun No joke!
7. noun College is a Joke and the Salon is a JOKE!
8. noun Your joke bears repeating.
9. noun You went too far in your joke.
10. noun You should not play a joke on me.
11. noun What you said to her isn't accepted as a joke.
12. noun We are bored with the joke of professorial custom.
13. noun Don't carry a practical joke too far.
14. noun It is nothing but a joke.
15. noun Sometimes the boys would play a joke on the teacher.
16. verb Some subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.
17. verb Don't joke about that.
18. verb We mustn't joke around with love.
19. verb Tell us that joke again.
20. verb Monarchs do not joke.
21. verb That's not something I would joke about.
22. verb Do not joke!
23. verb Don't even joke about it.
24. verb Don't even joke about that.
25. verb I don't think I've ever heard that joke before.
26. verb I haven't heard that joke in ages.
27. verb I haven't heard that joke in a long time.
28. verb You've told me that joke before.
29. verb Tell Tom that joke you told me yesterday.
30. verb In my opinion, you can joke about anything. A lot of times people joke to make tragic events feel more tolerable.
Sentence  
noun
He told a very funny joke.
I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke.
The name started as a joke boasting about the amount of information the search-engine would be able to search.
Number of days that the Pentagon spent investigating a soldier who had called the President "a joke" in a letter to the editor of a Newspaper.
This insurance co. Is a joke !!!
No joke!
College is a Joke and the Salon is a JOKE!
Your joke bears repeating.
You went too far in your joke.
You should not play a joke on me.
What you said to her isn't accepted as a joke.
We are bored with the joke of professorial custom.
Don't carry a practical joke too far.
It is nothing but a joke.
Sometimes the boys would play a joke on the teacher.
verb
Some subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.
Don't joke about that.
We mustn't joke around with love.
Tell us that joke again.
Monarchs do not joke.
That's not something I would joke about.
Do not joke!
Don't even joke about it.
Don't even joke about that.
I don't think I've ever heard that joke before.
I haven't heard that joke in ages.
I haven't heard that joke in a long time.
You've told me that joke before.
Tell Tom that joke you told me yesterday.
In my opinion, you can joke about anything. A lot of times people joke to make tragic events feel more tolerable.
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