Jink vs Joke - What's the difference?
jink | joke |
To make a quick evasive turn.
* 1786 , Robert Burns, "Address to the Devil", Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect volume I:
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To cause a vehicle to make a quick evasive turn.
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.
In intransitive terms the difference between jink and joke
is that jink is to make a quick evasive turn while joke is to do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.jink
English
Derived terms
* high jinks * jinkyVerb
(en verb)- But faith! he'll turn a corner jinkin , / An' cheat you yet.
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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