present participle of joke / (Britain, US, Ireland, colloquial, transitive) Kidding, trying to fool.

The act of telling or engaging in jokes.

plural of joking

plural of jokee

The condition or quality of being jokeful; jocularity

(intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously. / (intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.

An amusing story. / Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness. / (figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one

plural of in-joke

(rare, nonstandard) jokingly

Characterised by joking and jocularity; jocular; light-hearted