joke
[jōk]
NOUN
a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.
"she was in a mood to tell jokes"
synonyms:
funny story · jest · witticism · quip · pleasantry · pun · play on words · shaggy-dog story · old chestnut · double entendre · in-joke · blague
VERB
make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly.
"she could laugh and joke with her colleagues" · [more]
synonyms:
tell jokes · crack jokes · jest · banter · quip · fool · fool around