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Joked vs Jobed - What's the difference?

joked | jobed |

As verbs the difference between joked and jobed

is that joked is (joke) while jobed is (jobe).

joked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (joke)

    • joke

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An amusing story.
  • * Gay
    • Or witty joke our airy senses moves / To pleasant laughter.
  • Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
    • It was a joke !
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Enclose whole downs in walls, 'tis all a joke .
  • (figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
  • (figuratively) A worthless thing or person.
    • 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 also

    Derived terms

    * bad joke * standing joke * knock-knock joke * light bulb joke * practical joke

    Related terms

    * jocular

    Coordinate terms

    * comedy * limerick * parody * pun

    Verb

    (jok)
  • To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
    • I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking .
  • (dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.
    • to joke a comrade

    Related terms

    * joker

    See also

    * jeer * mock ----

    jobed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (jobe)

    • jobe

    English

    Verb

    (job)
  • to harangue, to rebuke in a long-winded or drawn-out way

    • Derived terms

    * jobation