Joke and Response

Joke

Joke noun - Something said or done to cause laughter.

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

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

Response noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.

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Joke and response are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Joke" instead a noun "Response".

Nearby Words: responsive, responsible, respond

good	good joke	good response
best	best joke	best response
exact	exact joke	exact response
similar	similar joke	similar response
Other adjectives: typical, common, standard, original, sarcastic, actual, real, great, bad, quick, frequent, classic, last.

He introduces himself with a lame joke that meets with no response; as he leaves, Zeus cracks a similarly lame joke, and everyone bursts into laughter.

Source: Disney / Hercules
In Finding Nemo, everyone who notices Marlin is a clownfish wants him to tell a joke, but seems to expect he's never gotten that response before and has a joke prepared.

Source: Never Heard That One Before
The response was a rather clever joke about not knowing him well because of attending different churches.

Source: Don't Explain the Joke

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