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Joked vs Jokes - What's the difference?

joked | jokes |

As verbs the difference between joked and jokes

is that joked is (joke) while jokes is (joke).

As a noun jokes is

.

As an adjective jokes is

(slang) really good.

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

    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

    See also

    * jeer * mock ----

    jokes

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Really good
  • * '>citation
  • this thing is so jokes ...i think it would be wack if someone responded to this.. but plz do cause that would be, like, some cool shit.
  • * 2008 , "Zetsu", Floaters and gravity'' (on newsgroup ''sci.med.vision )
  • Andrew VS Neil and Mike is totally jokes ! I love it when Andrew gets pissed, lol. It's so cool!
  • * '>citation
  • * (Lily Allen)
  • Dappy's new tune is jokes , in a good way. Thoroughly entertaining and insightful which is more than I can say for most things on the radio.

    References

    * The Guardian , 2007 [http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2007/mar/20/students.educationguardian2]

    Verb

    (head)
  • (joke)