joking

jok-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Saying or doing something to cause laughter; making jokes.

  2. 2.

    Done or said in jest; not serious.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    you must be joking — expressing disbelief
  • •
    joking aside/apart — used to indicate a shift to being serious
  • •
    I'm not joking — emphasizing that one is being serious
  • •
    all joking aside — seriously speaking

Related words

Antonyms: serious
See also: joke, joker, jokes, kidding
Synonyms: jesting, kidding, teasing

Etymology

Present participle of joke, from Latin jocus ("jest, joke, sport").