Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)joke, gag, laugh, jest, japea humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter“he told a very funny joke”,
“he knows a million gags”,
“thanks for the laugh”,
“he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest”,
“even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point” (n)jokea triviality not to be taken seriously“I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke” Verbs
(v)joke, jesttell a joke; speak humorously“He often jokes even when he appears serious” (v)joke, jestact in a funny or teasing way