ɡæɡ d͡ʒeɪp dʒɛst dʒəʊk dʒoʊk laːf lɑːf læf laːf lɑːf læf ˈlɑːftə ˈlæftɚ produce laughter 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 a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision the sound of laughing