Crack
How words are described
| good | good crack | good joke |
| best | best crack | best joke |
| similar | similar crack | similar joke |
| common | common crack | common joke |
| Other adjectives: short, complete, utter, total, single, obvious, tasteless, small, actual, big, great, little, absolute, black, dark, subtle, main, final, hilarious, random, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Usually played straight, although a satirical work might play this trope for laughs (in which case the chances are high that someone will crack a "peace through superior firepower" joke).
Source: Weapon of Peace -
The Kink Meme for the Sherlock fandom spawned a running joke that's managed to filter through into a number of non-crack fanfics regarding Anderson having an... interest in dinosaurs.
Source: Crack Fic -
She matures throughout, and has even begun to humorously self-deprecate and crack the odd joke.
Source: Fan Fic / Ghosts In The Machine
Cite this Source
Joke and Crack. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crack/joke
Crack & Joke. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crack/joke>.
Joke or Crack. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crack/joke.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "crack" and "joke" have occurred on timeline