Act and Joke

Act

Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.

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Joke and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Joke" instead a verb "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Joke verb - Act in a funny or teasing way.

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Act and joke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead the word "Joke" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: joking, joker, jokey, joked, jokingly

old	old act	old joke
good	good act	good joke
best	best act	best joke
similar	similar act	similar joke
Other adjectives: common, original, single, simple, popular, actual, entire, real, big, great, little, bad, cruel, deliberate, new, final, random, next, last, occasional.

One joke prevails over all others, however: The Aristocrats, a joke comedians keep back to tell each other (or themselves, as a warm-up act).

Source: The Aristocrats
Both characters look and act goofy and are part of the "joke" team, but are absolutely lethal in the right hands.

Source: Lethal Joke Character
The real point of the joke these days involves the description of the act itself: anyone who tells the joke must cross the line as many times and in as many directions as humanly possible.

Source: The Aristocrats

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