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1can take a joke — phrase if you can take a joke, you are able to laugh when someone makes a joke about you or does something to trick you What’s the matter with you? Can’t you take a joke? Thesaurus: relating to humoursynonym Main entry: joke * * * can (or can t)… …
2take a joke — verb listen to a joke at one s own expense Can t you take a joke? • Hypernyms: ↑digest, ↑endure, ↑stick out, ↑stomach, ↑bear, ↑stand, ↑tolerate, ↑support, ↑ …
3take a joke — to accept it with good humor when others make fun of you. He has a great sense of humor and isn t so self important that he can t take a joke. Usage notes: usually used in the negative …
4can take a joke — if you can take a joke, you are able to laugh when someone makes a joke about you or does something to trick you What s the matter with you? Can t you take a joke? …
5take a joke — not be mad if the joke is about you, a good sport Let s tell the story about Steve getting lost. He can take a joke …
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 ▪… …
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… …
8joke — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amusing, funny, good, hilarious ▪ She didn t seem to find my jokes amusing. ▪ old ▪ That s an old joke …
9Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… …
10Joke — This article is about the form of humour. For other uses, see Joke (disambiguation). Contents 1 Purpose 2 Antiquity of jokes 3 …
