joke

/dʒəʊk/ verb

Definition

› [I] to say funny things, or not be serious: She always jokes about her husband's cooking.

You must be joking!/You're joking! informal › something you say to show that you are surprised by what someone has said, or do not believe it is true

jokingly adverb

(Definition of joke verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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