Used in a Sentence

jokes

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for jokes.

Editorial note

The difference being the robot wasn't telling a bunch of bad jokes which led to its deserved destruction.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(UK, MTE, slang) funny or entertaining.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of jokes gathered in one view.

adjective

(UK, MTE, slang) funny or entertaining.

adjective

(UK, MTE, slang) Really good.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for jokes.

adjective

(UK, MTE, slang) funny or entertaining.

adjective

(UK, MTE, slang) Really good.

Example sentences

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The difference being the robot wasn't telling a bunch of bad jokes which led to its deserved destruction.

2

He can crack whatever jokes he wants without it going to hurt his career in the US.

3

He's actually a really fun, down-to-earth guy (he loves cracking really, really stupid jokes).

4

Some design decisions are distributed in the community, like no oneliners or jokes.

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I'd rather read/parse quickly 50 insightful comments, that 300 where most of them are jokes, puns, etc.

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So the default position of running out of material for jokes is racism?

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Learn a few techie jokes and use them from time to time.

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We make inside jokes about them and print them on t-shirts.

9

It might only be a single comment, but reading it wastes time, copy that by a few more & you'll get sick of jokes fast.

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The idea that it's ok to tell racist jokes as long as you also poke fun at more privileged groups of people simply makes no sense.

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Well, getting their jokes helped a lot also.

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Most other people don't spend hours and hours in front of camera trying to come up with material that can be brought together to a funny show with lots of jokes.

Quote examples

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If me and my white friends get together and tell some racist jokes about black people followed by some racist jokes about white people to "balance it out", that's not ok.

2

"He could make 10 jokes about the English/Scotts/Welsh and nobody would bat an eyelash." Context.

3

I find that double standard and the concept that you can't make jokes about anything far more concerning than the content of his "controversies" aside from the punching.

4

He gave a presentation that I attended emphasizing exactly the same set of points, so don't take it "as a joke", though Von Ahn tends to make jokes a regular part of his presentations.

Proper noun examples

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Jokes helped me a lot to get along with developers.

2

Jokes aside, I'm currently using a pretty new MBP.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use jokes in a sentence?

The difference being the robot wasn't telling a bunch of bad jokes which led to its deserved destruction.

What does jokes mean?

(UK, MTE, slang) funny or entertaining.

What part of speech is jokes?

jokes is commonly used as adjective.