Joke
Joke noun - Something said or done to cause laughter.
Work
Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.
How words are described
| old | old joke | old work |
| good | good joke | good work |
| best | best joke | best work |
| similar | similar joke | similar work |
| Other adjectives: short, complete, original, single, dirty, popular, actual, entire, real, great, little, bad, quick, famous, new, early, last, earlier, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Of course, it's just a joke because they, along with their teams, spend the rest of the work week researching, writing and rehearsing their shows.
Source: One-Hour Work Week - Spongebob Squarepants apparently has to work 6 days a week 23 hours a day (or 24, if the joke calls for it).
Source: One-Hour Work Week - There's a joke in the private sector that the reward for a good job is more work.
Cite this Source
Work and Joke. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/joke/work
Joke & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/joke/work>.
Work or Joke. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/joke/work.
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