Statement vs. Joke

Statementnoun

A declaration or remark.

Statementnoun

A presentation of opinion or position.

Statementnoun

(finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.

Statementnoun

(computing) An instruction in a computer program.

Statementverb

(transitive) To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.

Statementnoun

The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or on paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

Statementnoun

That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital.

Statementnoun

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc;

Statementnoun

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true;

Statementnoun

(music) the presentation of a musical theme;

Statementnoun

a nonverbal message;

Statementnoun

the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Statementnoun

(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

Statementnoun

a document showing credits and debits

Jokenoun

An amusing story.

Jokenoun

Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.

Jokenoun

(figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one

Jokenoun

(figuratively) A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.

Jokeverb

(intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.

Jokeverb

(intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.

Jokeverb

To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.

Jokenoun

Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to crack good-natured jokes.

Jokenoun

Something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport.

Jokeverb

To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade.

Jokeverb

To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest.

Jokenoun

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;

Jokenoun

activity characterized by good humor

Jokenoun

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Jokenoun

a triviality not to be taken seriously;

Jokeverb

tell a joke; speak humorously;

Jokeverb

act in a funny or teasing way

Joke

A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laugh and is usually not meant to be taken seriously. It takes the form of a story, usually with dialogue, and ends in a punch line.