Cartoon and Joke

Cartoon

Cartoon noun - A poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something.

Usage example: in this biopic the life of a complex man is reduced to a cartoon

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Joke and cartoon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Joke" instead a noun "Cartoon".

Nearby Words: cartooning, cartoonist, cartooned

Joke noun - A poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something.

Usage example: her rendition of the national anthem is a joke

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Cartoon and joke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cartoon" instead a noun "Joke".

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

old	old cartoon	old joke
good	good cartoon	good joke
best	best cartoon	best joke
similar	similar cartoon	similar joke
Other adjectives: short, complete, original, single, popular, actual, entire, obscure, little, bad, black, dark, famous, private, new, early, final, classic, last.

Acres segment where Orson describes cartoon humor, he states that anyone doing a chase scene in a cartoon is required by law to use the joke where the character paints a tunnel on a mountainside.

Source: Obligatory Joke
In the opening credits of the Chilly Willy cartoon "Chilly Chums", Grace Stafford is credited as "Woody's voice", thus ruining the cartoon's joke cameo of Woody Woodpecker.

Source: Spoiler
Sadist Show: Every character on the show has been the butt of a physical joke at least once, but what else did you expect from a cartoon about a cartoon version of Hell?

Source: Western Animation / Jimmy Two-Shoes

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