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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"
by dickmysuck November 7, 2018
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Bad-Joke

A pun that involves wordplay with "Ad" as an affix.
The very name of this is also a Bad-Joke, since Bad has "ad" included.
This is an ad-xemple
Bad-Joke
by TobinatorT800 May 26, 2021
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Joke

The word people type into the search bar when they want to see "You" as a definition.
You knew the top definition for joke would be "You", didn't you?
by udontknowmeidontknowu March 5, 2021
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Inside Joke

An inside joke is when something funny happens and you never let your friend forget it. ever.
"Oh, look Jhon, they wrote John on the bowling alley screen, now I will occasionally call you John pronounced JO-HNNNN, forever on, this will be an inside joke!"
by reallyunfunnyguy December 7, 2023
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tell some jokes

smoke mariganja

it started as "let's smoke", then it became "let's toke", then it fiercely evolved into "let's joke", then i added the "tell some" in a suave attempt to evade the popo and confuse my friends.
"Hey DOOD, let's go tell some jokes"

"NA SON, GOTSA HIT THE BOOKS"

"Fuck you nigga, imma slime on yo front porch"
by PuhPADDYDDIESALSONnanana January 1, 2012
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lukes your mum jokes

the worst your mum jokes out there... with no one laughing but himself
guy 1: your chicken looks dry as hell
luke: your mum is dry as hell

lukes your mum jokes
by jason leland April 27, 2022
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Joke

Joke
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by Xmeodmididl September 22, 2022
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