Word Finder - joked

definition

To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.

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I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking.

definition

(intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.

example

Relax, man, I'm just joking with you.

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To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.

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to joke a comrade

Jackson joked, "You realize there are only four of us here?"

Jackson often joked that the day would come when she would spend more on a pair of shoes than he did on a car.

A lifetime? she joked.

The doctor came every day, felt her pulse, looked at her tongue, and regardless of her grief-stricken face joked with her.

Stewart, however, has joked that he changed his name because it was too difficult to pronounce Leibowitz and that it "sounded too Hollywood."

She reappeared a short time later and joked about the incident.

The best practical joke ideas are the ones that everyone, including the person being joked, can enjoy.

Revenge and fun may not be two words you hear in conjunction with each other, but revenge performed in good fun is done so that both the person playing the joke and the one being joked can enjoy.

You can come with me, if you want, she joked.

Then right to that air-conditioned theater to catch a few winks, " Sam joked, getting a shrug in return.

Then right to that air-conditioned theater to catch a few winks, Sam joked, getting a shrug in return.

He also joked that he watched the tape to evaluate his performance and see where he could improve.

If you are of the mind to play a practical joke on someone who joked you and your only intention is more good fun and laughter, then by all means, proceed.

Her tone was happy and upbeat as she joked, "Don't worry Dave, it's not yours.

Most people would regret getting a tattoo with an error in it, but as Panettiere joked on The Late Show with David Letterman while she was promoting I Love You, Beth Cooper, at least it's supposed to say not to regret anything.

But much as all the rest laughed, talked, and joked, much as they enjoyed their Rhine wine, saute, and ices, and however they avoided looking at the young couple, and heedless and unobservant as they seemed of them, one could feel by the occasional glances they gave that the story about Sergey Kuzmich, the laughter, and the food were all a pretense, and that the whole attention of that company was directed to-- Pierre and Helene.

He called the video "innocent," and joked that his first sex tape "isn't very sexy at all."

Was the nail in the coffin, no pun intended, Evelyn joked weakly.