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joke up

joke up verb: to make jokes aimed upward in social class or level of authority.

Verb

joke up (third-person singular simple present jokes up, present participle joking up, simple past and past participle joked up)

  1. (informal) To make jokes aimed upward in social class or level of authority.
  2. (informal) To add humor to (something that isn't funny).

Forms of joke up

third-person singular presentjokes up
present participlejoking up
past participlejoked up
pastjoked up

Words formed from joke up

Questions about joke up

What does joke up mean?
Joke up means to make jokes aimed upward in social class or level of authority.
What part of speech is joke up?
Joke up is a verb.
What is the past tense of joke up?
The past tense of joke up is joked up.

Words near joke up in the dictionary

  1. joke shop
  2. joke shops
  3. joke theft
  4. joke thief
  5. joke thieves
  6. joke up
  7. joke, Joyce
  8. jokebook
  9. jokebooks
  10. joked
  11. joked around

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