Synonyms and antonyms of Expressions used when telling jokes in American Thesaurus

(all) joking aside/apart ()

used before you say something serious after you have been saying something that was intended to be funny

boo (interjection)

you shout “boo” suddenly when you want to frighten someone as a joke

have you heard (the one) about?/did you hear about? ()

used when you are starting to tell a joke

nudge, nudge, wink, wink ()

used as a way of saying indirectly that something involves sex

only/just joking ()

used for saying that what you have just said is not really true

(there’s) many a true word spoken in jest ()

used for saying that what someone says as a joke may in fact be correct or accurate

this (adverb)

spoken used in a story or a joke when you mention a person or thing without giving a name

what do you get if you cross a something with a something else? ()

used in jokes for asking what two things mixed together would make