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joker

Meanings
  • noun

    A person who perpetrates jokes or pranks.

    - "He is a joker and always has a funny story to tell."
    - "The class clown was known as the joker."
  • noun

    A wild card in various games, especially poker, which can be played as any other card.

    - "In this hand, the joker was my best card."
    - "The joker can be used to replace any card in the game."
Pronunciation




  1. Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79241301"
Synonyms

court jester , fool , jester
Rhymes
Words rhyming with joker
oke , yoke
Homophones
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  1. yoker

  2. joker

Variants
List of all variants of joker that leads to same result
joker , jokers , practical joke , practical joker , practical jokers , practical jokes
Etymology
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Originally derived from the Middle French term 'joueur', meaning 'player'.

Trivia
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  1. The joker is the highest-ranking card in the deck in some games, such as Cincinnati and Deuces Wild.

  2. The joker was first introduced to the standard deck of cards in the late 15th or early 16th century.

Related Concepts
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  1. Wild card: A card that can represent any other card in certain games, such as poker or cribbage.

  2. Prankster: A person who plays practical jokes or engages in mischievous behavior.

Culture
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In literature, the joker is often portrayed as a mischievous character, using humor to manipulate situations and people. In art, the joker has been depicted as a symbol of chaos and unpredictability. In music, there have been songs and albums titled 'Joker' or featuring a joker character.

How to Memorize "joker"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person wearing a jester's hat and holding a deck of cards.
    - Visualize a wild card in a game of poker.

  2. associate

    - Associate the joker with jokes and pranks.
    - Associate the joker with unpredictability and chaos.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym JOKER to remember the definition: Just Observing Known Events Regularly.
    - Create a mnemonic sentence: Jokers are jesters who keep others laughing.

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