Joke and Mess

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Joke verb - To make jokes.

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Mess and joke are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Mess" instead a verb "Joke". informal substitute

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

Mess verb - To interest oneself in what is not one's concern.

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Joke and mess are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Joke" with "Mess", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: messy, messed, messing

complete	complete joke	complete mess
utter	utter joke	utter mess
total	total joke	total mess
dirty	dirty joke	dirty mess
Other adjectives: entire, real, big, huge, little, terrible, absolute.

The first two times they stay hidden to mess with him as a joke, but they do show up the third time.

Source: Western Animation / Ruby Gloom
Private learns of a joke in a document that he's not authorized to read, so he goes through a whole mess of trouble to get himself promoted.

Source: Shaggy Dog Story / Western Animation
When the entire mess in Florida started, he admitted it was a joke and wasn't meant to be taken seriously.

Source: I Was Just Joking

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