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Joke

Something funny. Literally anything it doesn't even have to be funny to be funny.

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A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laugh and is not meant to be taken seriously. It takes the form of a story, usually with dialogue, and ends in a punch line. It is in the punch line that the audience becomes aware that the story contains a second, conflicting meaning. This can be done using a pun or other word play such as irony, a logical incompatibility, nonsense, or other means. Linguist Robert Hetzron offers the definition:

Identified as one of the simple forms of oral literature by the Dutch linguist André Jolles (de),2 jokes are passed along anonymously. They are told in both private and public settings; a single person tells a joke to his friend in the natural flow of conversation, or a set of jokes is told to a group as part of scripted entertainment. Jokes are also passed along in written form or, more recently, through the internet.

Stand-up comics, comedians and slapstick work with comic timing, precision and rhythm in their performance, relying as much on actions as on the verbal punchline to evoke laughter. This distinction has been formulated in the popular saying "A comic says funny things; a comedian says things funny".

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"That wasn't even a funny joke..."

"Suck my dick"

"Haha"
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Joke

Something that has meaning, unlike your life.
Person A: My life's a joke
Person B: No it's not, jokes have meaning dumbass
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joke ting

Someone who messes your feelings/you around as a result the person shouldn't been taken seriously.
This guy is a joke ting he told me he'd meet me at 5pm.
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I was joking

The perfect excuse when you just said something stupid.
Person 1: kill yourself i hope you die a brutal death you serve zero purpose i forgot to mention your bs too
Person 2: holy shit what is wrong with you
Person 1: i was joking
Person 2: sure buddy lmao
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Inside Jokes

the thing that urban dictionary rejects. 👁👃👁

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Cardi: yo these inside jokes funny af
B: wtf are the jokes?
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joke casting

when someone is fake laughing at another's joke or funny behaviour.
person 1: whats 9 + 10

person 2: *laughs on the outside* (but inside is very annoyed)
person 3: that guy is clearly joke casting you.
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Inside jokes

The thing that Urban Dictionary hates and will not let you publish a definition if it includes an inside joke
I made inside jokes and Urban Dictionary got triggered
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