#wit__humor__humour__witticism__wittiness__wittines a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
supertype: #subject_matter__subjectmatter__message__content__substance what a communication that is about something is about
subtype: #jeu_d'esprit__jeud'esprit a witty comment or writing
subtype: #bon_mot__bonmot a clever remark
subtype: #sarcasm__irony__caustic_remark__causticremark witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"
subtype: #repartee adroitness and cleverness in reply
subtype: #banter__raillery__give-and-take__backchat light teasing repartee
subtype: #badinage frivolous banter
subtype: #persiflage light teasing
subtype: #joke__gag__laugh__jest__jape__yak a humorous anecdote or remark
subtype: #belly_laugh__bellylaugh__sidesplitter__howler__thigh-slapper__thighslapper__scream__wow__riot a joke that seems extremely funny
subtype: #dirty_joke__dirtyjoke__dirty_story__dirtystory__blue_joke__blue_story an indelicate joke
subtype: #ethnic_joke a joke at the expense of some ethnic group
subtype: #funny_story__funnystory__good_story an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
subtype: #in-joke a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people
subtype: #one-liner__oneliner a one-line joke
subtype: #shaggy_dog_story a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness
subtype: #sick_joke a joke in bad taste
subtype: #sight_gag__sightgag__visual_joke a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)
subtype: #caricature__imitation__impersonation a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
subtype: #lampoon__parody__spoof__sendup__mockery__burlesque__charade__pasquinade__put-on__puton a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
subtype: #cartoon__sketch a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
subtype: #comic_strip__cartoon_strip__cartoonstrip__strip a sequence of drawings in a newspaper telling a story
subtype: #fun.wit__play__sport verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"
subtype: #jocosity__jocularity fun characterized by humor
subtype: #waggishness__waggishnes waggish behavior
subtype: #clowning__drollery__comedy__funniness__funnines a comic incident or series of incidents
subtype: #pun__punning__wordplay__paronomasia a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
subtype: #ribaldry ribald humor
subtype: #topper.wit an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before
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