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jokes

n. uncountable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈdʒoʊks// UK //dʒˈəʊks// jokes Slang

n. something that is very funny or a situation that is great fun. In British slang, you use it to describe a person or event that makes you laugh a lot.

n. an event, person, or situation perceived as highly amusing or entertaining. Informal in register and primarily used in British English as a predicative complement.


SIMPLE

That party last night was absolute jokes.

CONTEXTUAL

We spent the whole afternoon at the beach and it was pure jokes from start to finish.

COMPLEX

While the film was intended to be a serious drama, the low-budget effects were so poor that the entire viewing experience was total jokes.

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Usage

In this slang sense, it is uncountable and typically follows the verb 'to be' (e.g., 'it was jokes').

Pitfall

It was a jokes.It was jokes.In its slang sense meaning 'funny', the word is uncountable and does not take an indefinite article.

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