joking

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joking

/ˈd͡ʒəʊkɪŋ/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/ US

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of joke
Ireland, UK, US, colloquial, transitive Kidding, trying to fool. Twenty euros cover charge? You're joking me!

noun jokings

The act of telling or engaging in jokes. No low beatings and knockings about, no jokings and squeakings like your precious Punches, but always the same, with a constantly unchanging air of coldness and gentility[…]
Similar: sport

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jocular, humourous, jesting, humorous, jocose, comical, prank, kidding, laughing, levity, toying, fooling, hoax, trumped-up, gag, playing

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@misc{joking_2026,
  title = {joking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/joking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}