Joke and Wit

Joke

Joke noun - Something said or done to cause laughter.

Usage example: he was known for his hilarious jokes

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Wit and joke are semantically related in wittiness topic. In some cases you can use "Wit" instead a noun "Joke".

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

Wit noun - A person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor.

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Joke and wit are semantically related in humor topic. Sometimes you can use "Joke" instead a noun "Wit", if it concerns topics such as wittiness.

Nearby Words: witty, witling

good	good joke	good wit
exact	exact joke	exact wit
typical	typical joke	typical wit
standard	standard joke	standard wit
Other adjectives: original, obvious, sarcastic, actual, great, dark, quick, subtle, clever, famous, silly.

By the time of 1636: The Saxon Uprising, Gretchen Richter has developed a wit so dry that, well...Friedrich Nagel: I ... think that was a joke.

Source: Literature / 1632
Then again, some of these cards eventually become Lethal Joke Characters...to wit, Thousand-Eyes Idol.

Source: Joke Character
To many people Victorian wit and humour is summed up by Punch, when every joke is supposed to end with "Collapse of Stout Party", though this phrase tends to be as elusive as "Elementary, my dear Watson" in the Sherlock Holmes sagas.

Source: Beam Me Up Scotty / Literature

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