joke up

verb

To make jokes aimed upward in social class or level of authority.

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Meanings

verbjoke up (third-person singular simple present jokes up, present participle joking up, simple past and past participle joked up)

present singular third person jokes up · participle present joking up · participle past joked up · past joked up

  1. informalTo make jokes aimed upward in social class or level of authority.
  2. informalTo add humor to (something that isn't funny).
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APA

joke up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joke%20up

MLA

“joke up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joke%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “joke up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joke%20up.

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