Amuse
Amuse verb - To cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied.
Joke
Joke verb - To make jokes.
Usage example: he was known for his ability to joke about his lack of anything resembling a social life
Common collocations
| man | amuse man | joke man |
Both words in one sentence
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In Greece, if someone tells a joke that completely fails to amuse, people are likely to comment 'That's an English joke'.
Source: No Sense of Humor -
A sample sentence: "Europanto want nicht informe aber amuse." It started as a journalist's joke, but now there are forums dedicated to its use.
Source: As Long as It Sounds Foreign -
Brick Joke: After a lot of talk about ears being erogenous we see the interviewer of the delivery company reaching for hers when Driss' comments amuse her.
Source: Film / Intouchables
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