a joke
a joke
An object of ridicule, contempt, or dismissal, especially due to being inadequate, defective, or not genuine. Their customer service is a total joke. I was on the phone for nearly two hours just to be told that they couldn't identify the problem and wouldn't help me any further. I spent nearly $800 on this phone, and it stopped working after just a month. What a joke! Their offense would be pretty formidable if their quarterback weren't such a joke.
See also: joke
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
joke (with someone) (about someone or something)
to quip with someone about someone or something; to make verbal fun with someone about someone or something. I was joking with Tom about the performance. I joked about Andy with Fran.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
joke
tv. to tease someone; to make fun of someone. Everybody was joking my roommate because of her accent.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- joke
- Eat me!
- take the rise (out of) (someone or something)
- take the rise out of someone/something
- get in wrong with (someone)
- get in wrong with someone
- take the piss
- take the piss (out of) (someone or something)
- take the piss out of
- take the piss out of someone