How to sign: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
"he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point";
Similiar / Same: joke, gag, jest, laugh
Categories: humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness
Within this category: belly laugh, dirty joke, ethnic joke, funny story, in-joke, one-liner, shaggy dog story, sick joke, sight gag