jokes aside

US/dʒoʊks əˈsaɪd/

A form of all jokes aside — Synonym of all kidding aside.

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Meanings

adverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of all jokes aside.

    "Keeps me from attending to business. I am continually chasing fancies which lead nowhere. But, jokes aside, I want you for a while this afternoon, if you can get off."

    1896, J.B. Lippincott and Company, editor, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, volume 57, page 798
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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