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ALL meanings of joker

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  • noun joker sb: tells jokes 1
  • noun joker sb: plays pranks 1
  • noun joker playing cards: wild card 1
  • noun joker sb stupid 1
  • noun joker a person who jokes. 1
  • noun joker one of two extra playing cards in a pack, usually imprinted with the figure of a jester, used in some games as the highest card or as a wild card. 1
  • noun joker U.S. Politics. a clause or expression inserted in a legislative bill with the unavowed object of defeating the ostensible purpose of the bill if passed. 1
  • noun joker a seemingly minor, unsuspected clause or wording that is put into an agreement, legal document, etc., to change its effect. 1
  • noun joker an unexpected or final fact, factor, or condition that changes or reverses a situation or result completely: He gave her a beautiful diamond engagement ring, but the joker was that it was stolen! 1
  • noun joker any method, trick, or expedient for getting the better of another: They pulled a joker on us to get better seats. 1
  • noun joker Informal. a man; fellow; chap: That joker is earning twice as much as I am. 1
  • noun joker a person who thinks he or she is very funny; prankster: Who's the joker who frosted the cake with shaving cream? 1
  • noun joker Informal. a wise guy; wiseacre; smart aleck: Tell that joker to stop using my parking space. 1
  • noun joker A person who is fond of joking. 1
  • countable noun joker You can call someone a joker if you think they are behaving in a stupid or dangerous way. 0
  • noun joker a person who jokes, esp in an obnoxious manner 0
  • noun joker a person 0
  • noun joker an extra playing card in a pack, which in many card games can substitute for or rank above any other card 0
  • noun joker a clause or phrase inserted in a legislative bill in order to make the bill inoperative or to alter its apparent effect 0
  • noun joker a person who jokes 0
  • noun joker a cunningly worded provision put into a law, legal document, etc. to make it different from what it seems to be 0
  • noun joker any hidden, unsuspected difficulty 0
  • noun joker an extra playing card, usually with a conventionalized picture of a court jester on it, used in some games as the highest trump or as a wild card 0
  • noun joker a person, fellow, etc.; esp., one deserving contempt, as because of being foolish, inept, or disagreeable 0
  • noun joker A person who makes jokes. 0
  • noun joker (Slang) A funny person. 0
  • noun joker A jester. 0
  • noun joker A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games. 0
  • noun joker An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person. 0
  • noun joker (Colloquial) (New Zealand) A man. 0
  • countable noun joker Someone who is a joker likes making jokes or doing amusing things. 0
  • countable noun joker The joker in a pack of playing cards is the card which does not belong to any of the four suits. 0
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