Coke vs Joke - What's the difference?
coke | joke |
(uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.
* The plant should produce approximately 550,000 tons of screened blast furnace coke per year.
To produce coke from coal.
To turn into coke.
(informal, slang, uncountable) Cocaine.
An amusing story.
* Gay
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
* Alexander Pope
(figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
(figuratively) A worthless thing or person.
To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
(dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
As a noun coke
is (uncountable|informal) cola-based soft drink.As a proper noun joke is
, diminutive of jo.coke
English
Etymology 1
Perhaps from (etyl) colke .Noun
(-)Derived terms
*biocokeVerb
Etymology 2
Originated circa 1908 in American English as a shortening of cocaine .Noun
(-)See also
* cocaEtymology 3
1909, from the name of the American company Coca-Cola'' and the beverage it produced; the drink was named for two of its original ingredients, ''coca'' leaves and ''cola nut.Synonyms
* (soft drink) see the list at (m)References
* http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=coke ----joke
English
Noun
(en noun)- Or witty joke our airy senses moves / To pleasant laughter.
- It was a joke !
- Enclose whole downs in walls, 'tis all a joke .
- Your effort at cleaning your room is a joke .
- The president was a joke .
Usage notes
* Adjectives often applied to "joke": old, bad, inside, poor, silly, funny, lame, hilarious, stupid, offensive.Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* bad joke * standing joke * knock-knock joke * light bulb joke * practical jokeCoordinate terms
* comedy * limerick * parody * punVerb
(jok)- I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking .
- to joke a comrade