(just) for (as) a joke (a laugh)
1Joke thievery — is the act of performing and taking credit for comic material written by another person without their consent. This plagiarism is technically a form of copyright infringement.A common term for joke thievery is hacking , which is derived from the… …
2Joke — This article is about the form of humour. For other uses, see Joke (disambiguation). Contents 1 Purpose 2 Antiquity of jokes 3 …
3laugh — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sound/act of laughing ADJECTIVE ▪ loud ▪ light, little, short, slight, small, soft ▪ deep …
4laugh — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hliehhan; akin to Old High German lachēn to laugh Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to show emotion (as mirth, joy, or scorn) with a chuckle or explosive vocal sound b. to find… …
5joke — joke1 [ dʒouk ] noun count ** 1. ) something you say or do that is intended to make people laugh: Is this some kind of stupid joke? Greg sprayed her with water as a joke. make/crack a joke (=say something funny): The men all sat there drinking… …
6joke — joke1 W3S2 [dʒəuk US dʒouk] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: jocus] 1.) something that you say or do to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trick ▪ Do you know any good jokes? joke about ▪ a joke about absent minded professors ▪… …
7laugh — [[t]lɑ͟ːf, læ̱f[/t]] ♦ laughs, laughing, laughed 1) VERB When you laugh, you make a sound with your throat while smiling and show that you are happy or amused. People also sometimes laugh when they feel nervous or are being unfriendly. He was… …
8joke — [[t]ʤo͟ʊk[/t]] ♦♦♦ jokes, joking, joked 1) N COUNT: oft N about n A joke is something that is said or done to make you laugh, for example a funny story. He debated whether to make a joke about shooting rabbits, but decided against it... No one… …
9joke */*/ — I UK [dʒəʊk] / US [dʒoʊk] noun [countable] Word forms joke : singular joke plural jokes 1) a) something you say or do that is intended to make people laugh Is this some kind of stupid joke? Greg sprayed her with water as a joke. make/crack a joke …
10joke*/ — [dʒəʊk] noun [C] I something that you say or do that is intended to make people laugh Do you want to hear a good joke?[/ex] Greg sprayed her with water as a joke.[/ex] The kids were telling jokes (= short stories with funny endings).[/ex] Stephen …
