Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joke up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
joke up
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make jokes aimed upward in social class or level of authority.

Informal

verb

To add humor to (something that isn't funny).

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

jokes up (present, singular) joking up (participle, present) joked up (participle, past) joked up (past)

Phrases

joke it up

Questions

What does joke up mean?
To make jokes aimed upward in social class or level of authority.

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