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  • 1take a joke — {v. phr.} Accept in good spirit some derision directed at oneself. * /My brother has a good sense of humor when teasing others, but he cannot take a joke on himself./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 2take a joke — {v. phr.} Accept in good spirit some derision directed at oneself. * /My brother has a good sense of humor when teasing others, but he cannot take a joke on himself./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 3take\ a\ joke — v. phr. Accept in good spirit some derision directed at oneself. My brother has a good sense of humor when teasing others, but he cannot take a joke on himself …

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  • 4joke — [[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… …

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  • 5joke — 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 ▪… …

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  • 6joke — 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… …

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  • 7joke — 1 noun (C) 1 STH FUNNY something that you say or do to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trick: Do you know any good jokes? | Don t get mad it was only a joke! | crack/make a joke (=say something funny) | tell a joke (=tell a short… …

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  • 8joke*/ — [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 …

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  • 9The Killing Joke (novel) — The Killing Joke is a novel written by Anthony Horowitz first published in 2004 by The Orion Publishing Group. It is a comedy thriller about a man called Guy Fletcher, who tries to track down the source of a joke.Plot summaryGuy Fletcher is an… …

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  • 10Path of the Fury — infobox Book name = Path of the Fury title orig = translator = image caption = author = David Weber illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = space opera publisher = Baen Books release date =… …

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