Words similar to joke

Example sentences for: joke

How can you use “joke” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

In 1986, his joke became a reality.
Even The Women lives on primarily in George Cukor's film version, where the preposterous hats those society dames wear are half the joke.
It is possibly because of my predominantly urban upbringing in America that I have never heard that or several other expressions, similarly attributed, having to do with persimmons (which were always something of a joke, in any event).
2) China's democratic pretensions are a joke.
We know that if any joke begins with A guy walks into a bar with an iguana on a leash, sits down, and orders a zombie ..., we may be in for a long detailed narrative that may or may not be funny.