HOW TO PRONOUNCE
jokes
/d͡ʒoʊks/
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What does jokes mean?
noun
- plural of joke
adjective
- (slang) Really good.
- (slang) funny or entertaining.
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verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of joke
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IPA pronunciation
/d͡ʒoʊks/
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Mr. Gore was a grave man, and, though a young man, he indulged in no jokes, said no funny words, seldom smiled.
A chorus of good-humoured laughter greeted this witticism, which gave the company there present food for many jokes, for some considerable time.
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Now she gave his jokes only a dutiful half-smile, and uttered scarcely a word in response to his running fire of talk.
He also remarked to Barnum that he must have recognized as old friends many of the incidents and jokes in the lecture.
There he met them, and explained to them their financial position in a little speech seasoned with a few well worn jokes.