Meanings
verbtake a joke (third-person singular simple present takes a joke, present participle taking a joke, simple past took a joke, past participle taken a joke)
present singular third person takes a joke · participle present taking a joke · past took a joke · participle past taken a joke
- idiomaticTo accept a joke at one's expense.
The school authorities, unable to take a joke, demanded the immediate removal of the satirical poster.
Translations
Finnish kestää vitsi, kestää pilaa
- kestää vitsito accept a joke at one's expense
- kestää pilaato accept a joke at one's expense
French rire de soi, avoir un sens de l'humour
- rire de soito accept a joke at one's expense
- avoir un sens de l'humourto accept a joke at one's expense
- savoir plaisanterto accept a joke at one's expense
- faire preuve d'autodérisionto accept a joke at one's expense
Polish znać się na żartach
- znać się na żartachto accept a joke at one's expense
Portuguese levar na boa
- levar na boato accept a joke at one's expense
Spanish tener sentido del humor, tener sentido humoroso / humorístico
- tener sentido del humorto accept a joke at one's expense
- tener sentido humoroso / humorísticoto accept a joke at one's expense
- aguantar / soportar / tolerar un chisteto accept a joke at one's expense
Cite this entry
APA
take a joke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20joke
MLA
“take a joke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20joke. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a joke,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20joke.
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