A jest; something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive; raillery. A jealous person will rarely bear a joke.

An illusion; something not real, or to no purpose. Inclose whole downs in walls, ‘tis all a joke! In joke, in jest; for the sake of raising a laugh; not in earnest.

To jest; to be merry in words or actions.

To rally; to cast jokes at; to make merry with.