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jokelang

/ˈd͡ʒoʊkˌlæŋ/

jokelang noun: a joke language; an absurd constructed language created to amuse others.

Noun

jokelang (plural jokelangs)

  1. A joke language; an absurd constructed language created to amuse others.
    • Hee hee. My brother and I made up a little jokelang with pizza toppings to describe methods of murder, made up after watching some gangster movie where they had some kind of code, so that it sounded like they were talking about one thing while they were actually planning a hit.2002 February 26, Nik Taylor <fortytwo@gdn.net>, “Re: halú”, in Conlang mailing list, via listserv.brown.edu
    • Hrmitt, my 3rd conlang, as I've said on multiple occasions, started out as a jokelang.2024 October 9, H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@qfbox.info>, “Re: The main purpose of a conlang? (was: Let's quickly follow the construction of the Final Human Language)”, in Conlang mailing list, via...

Forms of jokelang

pluraljokelangs

Origin of jokelang

Syllabic abbreviation of joke language. By surface analysis, joke + -lang.

Questions about jokelang

What does jokelang mean?
Jokelang means a joke language; an absurd constructed language created to amuse others.
What part of speech is jokelang?
Jokelang is a noun.
How do you pronounce jokelang?
Jokelang is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒoʊkˌlæŋ/.
What is the plural of jokelang?
The plural of jokelang is jokelangs.

Words near jokelang in the dictionary

  1. jokefic
  2. jokefics
  3. jokeful
  4. jokefully
  5. jokefulness
  6. jokelang
  7. jokeless
  8. jokelessness
  9. jokelet
  10. jokelets
  11. jokelike

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