jokejokejokes1nounsomething that you say or do to make people laugh, for example a funny story that you tell: She told us a joke. I didn't get the joke (= understand it).jokejokejokesjokedjoking2verb (jokes, joking, joked)to tell funny stories; to say things that are funny but not true: They were laughing and joking together. I didn't mean what I said – I was only joking.