crack a joke
1crack a joke — To utter a joke with some effect • • • Main Entry: ↑crack * * * crack a joke informal phrase to tell a joke He was very relaxed, smiling and cracking jokes. Thesaurus: to tell a joke or jokessynony …
2crack a joke — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make a joke; tell a joke. * /The men sat around the stove, smoking and cracking jokes./ …
3crack a joke — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make a joke; tell a joke. * /The men sat around the stove, smoking and cracking jokes./ …
4crack a joke — tell a joke, say a funny word or phrase Please be serious. Don t crack jokes or laugh at us …
5crack a joke — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. joke, jest, quip; see joke …
6crack\ a\ joke — v. phr. informal To make a joke; tell a joke. The men sat around the stove, smoking and cracking jokes …
7crack a joke — play a joke …
8crack a joke — tell a joke He was a lot of fun at the party because he was always cracking jokes …
9crack a joke — informal to tell a joke He was very relaxed, smiling and cracking jokes …
10Crack (craic) — Crack or craic is fun, enjoyment, abandonment, or lighthearted mischief; often in the context of drinking or music . [Oxford English Dictionary crack (noun) sense I.5.c] This sense of the word crack is found in Irish English, Scottish English,… …
