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antic, farce, gag, humor, laugh, one-liner, parody, prank, pun, stunt, trick, wisecrack

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buffoonery, burlesque, caper, caprice, chestnut, clowning, drollery, epigram, escapade, frolic, game, ha-ha, hoodwinking, horseplay, jape, jest, lark, mischief, mummery, payoff, play, pleasantry, put on, quirk, raillery, repartee, revel, sally, saw, shenanigan, sport, spree, tomfoolery, vagary, whimsy, witticism, yarn

noun as in person that is made fun of

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chaff, deceive, deride, fool, frolic, fun, gambol, jape, jest, jive, jolly, josh, mock, needle, play, revel, rib, ridicule, roast, spoof, sport, taunt, trick, wisecrack

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Cassaro and Vaske originally planned the event as a joke, posting details on social media and flyers in areas of Chicago.

Speaking at the SNP conference in August, Flynn joked about Ross having "one too many work commitments".

She went on to joke that she has come "a long way" and now considers herself "a triple threat, which in England means I sing, I drink, and I smoke".

The T-shirt I wore with my face on it that says 'Hello Jon, I have nothing against you personally, I just think I'm better than ya' - I'm just joking.

Video of Spot strutting around the property has gone viral on TikTok - where reactions range from calling them cool and cute, to creepy - and become fodder for jokes on American late night television.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.