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  • 111facetious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. whimsical, joking, tongue in cheek; ironic[al], sarcastic, satirical, derisive. See wit, ridicule.Ant., serious. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. jocular, jocose, humorous, funny, flippant, waggish,… …

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  • 112apart — a|part W1S3 [əˈpa:t US a:rt] adv, adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not close/touching)¦ 2¦(in different pieces)¦ 3¦(separate)¦ 4¦(not at same time)¦ 5¦(people)¦ 6 fall apart 7 be torn apart 8 be worlds/poles apart 9 grow/drift apart …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 113joke — /dʒoʊk / (say johk) noun 1. something said or done to excite laughter or amusement; a playful or mischievous trick or remark. 2. an amusing or ridiculous circumstance. 3. an object of joking or jesting; a thing or person laughed at rather than… …

  • 114apart — See: JOKING ASIDE or JOKING APART, POLES APART, TELL APART …

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  • 115Indian sign — {n.}, {informal} A magic spell that is thought to bring bad luck; curse; jinx; hoo doo. Used with the , usually after have or with ; and often used in a joking way. * /Bill is a good player, but Ted has the Indian sign on him and always beats him …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 116apart — See: JOKING ASIDE or JOKING APART, POLES APART, TELL APART …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 117Indian sign — {n.}, {informal} A magic spell that is thought to bring bad luck; curse; jinx; hoo doo. Used with the , usually after have or with ; and often used in a joking way. * /Bill is a good player, but Ted has the Indian sign on him and always beats him …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 118jocose — adjective Etymology: Latin jocosus, from jocus joke Date: 1673 1. given to joking ; merry 2. characterized by joking ; humorous Synonyms: see witty • jocosely adverb • jocoseness …

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  • 119Hermann Göring — This article is about the Nazi officer. For other people with the same surname, see Göring (disambiguation). The title of this article contains the character ö. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Goering.… …

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  • 120Hiberno-English — (also known as Irish English[1]) is the dialect of English written and spoken in Ireland (Hibernia).[2] English was first brought to Ireland during the Norman invasion of the late 12th century. Initially it was mainly spoken in an area known as… …

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