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joke

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒəʊk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʒoʊk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jōk)

Inflections of 'joke' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
jokes
v 3rd person singular
joking
v pres p
joked
v past
joked
v past p

Collocations for "joke"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "joke" in context.

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joke

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [funny, mean, good, bad, terrible] joke
  2. a [knock-knock, blond, racist, blue] joke
  3. played a practical joke (on)
  4. have [many, lots of] inside jokes
  5. tell me a joke
  6. is telling jokes (again)
  7. tell a joke to your [friends, parents, teacher]
  8. know any good jokes?
  9. heard a (good) joke (yesterday)
  10. make up a joke (about)
  11. a joke to [break the ice, amuse the audience]
  12. a joke at his expense
  13. a joke about the [president, teacher, boss]
  14. this is no joke!
  15. it's not a joke!
  16. this must be a (cruel) joke!
  17. the [price, class, law] is a joke!
  18. is this your idea of a joke?
  19. is (always) the butt of the joke
  20. is the butt of [their, his colleagues', everyone's] jokes
n as adj
  1. at a joke shop
  2. wearing a joke [wig, mustache]
v
  1. joke about [him, the boss, his actions]
  2. joke to your [friends, coworkers]
  3. joke (around) with your [friends]
  4. joking around in class
  5. always joking around
  6. joke [in an email, over the phone]
  7. joked that she [could, was, had]
  8. [only, just] joking!
  9. I was [only] joking
  10. you [must, have to] be joking!
  11. (and) I'm not (even) joking
  12. don't even joke (about it)
  13. [don't, shouldn't] joke about things like that
  14. (is) nothing to joke about
  15. stop joking around!
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