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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

communication go
something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

substance, content, message, subject matter go
what a communication that is about something is about

humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness go
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

joke, jest, gag, laugh, jape
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

noun.communication

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howler, riot, belly laugh, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, scream, wow go
a joke that seems extremely funny
dirty joke, dirty story, blue joke, blue story go
an indelicate joke
ethnic joke go
a joke at the expense of some ethnic group
funny story, good story, funny remark, funny go
an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
in-joke go
a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people
one-liner go
a one-line joke
shaggy dog story go
a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness
sick joke go
a joke in bad taste
sight gag, visual joke go
a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)