joke

/dʒəʊk/ noun

Translation

› [C] something which someone says to make people laugh, usually a short story with a funny ending

şaka, espri, fıkra

to tell/make a joke a good joke about dogs1454

be a joke informal › to not be serious or not deserve respect

şaka olmak

The investigation was a joke.1138

be no joke › to be serious or difficult

ciddi ve güç olmak

It's no joke driving on icy roads.1455

take a joke › to understand and accept a trick without becoming angry or upset

şaka kaldırmak

→ See also practical joke1454

(Definition of joke noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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