Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jokeproof

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: joke-proof
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unable or unwilling to understand a joke; humorless.

adj

Unable to be joked about.

Etymology

From joke + -proof.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: joke

Inflected Forms

more jokeproof (comparative) most jokeproof (superlative)

Synonyms

laughless unamused funny as a dose of the clap jokeless humorless irrisible mirthless nonhumorous unhilarious unhumorous unhysterical unjocose

Questions

What does jokeproof mean?: Unable or unwilling to understand a joke; humorless.
Where does jokeproof come from?: From joke + -proof.

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