ɡæɡ d͡ʒeɪp dʒɛst dʒəʊk dʒoʊk laːf lɑːf læf a 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