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Common collocations with joke in American Collocation

joke noun countable

US /dʒoʊk/

good or funny

funny
good
hilarious

A joke isn’t funny if you have to explain it.

bad or not funny

awful
bad
feeble
lame
silly
stupid
terrible
unfunny

Dad used to embarrass me with his lame jokes.

well-known

corny
favourite
old

There is plenty of audience participation, along with the usual corny jokes and slapstick.

offensive

crass
cruel
off-colour
offensive
racist
sexist
sick
tasteless

Is this some kind of sick joke?

about sex

bawdy
crude
dirty
filthy
risqué
rude
smutty

Most of the birthday cards contain smutty jokes.

complicated

elaborate

There is a myth that contemporary artists are somehow indulging in an elaborate joke at the expense of the public.

particular types of joke

inside
visual

This book is like an inside joke for anyone who loves Japan.

The film is full of marvellous visual jokes.

April Fools’ Day is the classic occasion for playing practical jokes on your family and colleagues.

when someone says or does something to make other people laugh

crack
have
make
play
repeat
share
swap
tell

Most of the officers were well liked by the men, and they even cracked jokes with us.

He played a practical joke on Mervin by putting salt in the sugar bowl.

enjoy jokes

appreciate
enjoy
like

I am very friendly and enjoy a good joke and a good laugh.

understand a joke

get
understand

Philip got the joke and laughed heartily.

know a joke

hear
know
remember

Remember the old joke about paying people to dig holes and then getting others to fill them?