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*2: something not to be taken seriously : a trifling matter <consider his skiing a joke — Harold Callender> —often used in [[negative]] constructions <it is no joke to be lost in the [[desert]]>
*2: something not to be taken seriously : a trifling matter <consider his skiing a joke — Harold Callender> —often used in [[negative]] constructions <it is no joke to be lost in the [[desert]]>
<center>For lessons on the topic of '''''Humor''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Humor '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
A '''joke''' (or gag) is a phrase or a paragraph with a [[humorous]] twist. It can be in many [[different]] forms, such as a [[question]] or short [[story]]. To [[achieve]] this end, jokes may employ [[irony]], [[sarcasm]], [[word]] [[play]] and other devices. Jokes may have a punchline that will end the sentence to make it [[humorous]].
A '''joke''' (or gag) is a phrase or a paragraph with a [[humorous]] twist. It can be in many [[different]] forms, such as a [[question]] or short [[story]]. To [[achieve]] this end, jokes may employ [[irony]], [[sarcasm]], [[word]] [[play]] and other devices. Jokes may have a punchline that will end the sentence to make it [[humorous]].
