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half jokes

half jokes is the plural of half joke.

half jokes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of half joke.

Meaning of half joke

Noun

half joke (plural half jokes)

  1. (idiomatic) A statement which contains elements of both jest and seriousness.
    • "Well, let's wait. Perhaps the shooting will die out."
      "Maybe the soldiers and settlers will die out with it," I say, another half-joke.2003, Suad Amiry, Earthquake in April, page 198

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Questions about half jokes

What is half jokes the plural of?
Half jokes is the plural of half joke.

Words near half jokes in the dictionary

  1. half inches
  2. half joe
  3. half joes
  4. half joke
  5. half joked
  6. half jokes
  7. half joking
  8. half lit
  9. half marathon
  10. half marathons
  11. half mask

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