boo
interjection
you shout ‘boo’ suddenly when you want to frighten someone as a joke
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Expressions used when telling jokes
this
adverb, determiner, pronoun
used in a story or a joke when you mention a person or thing without giving a name
(all) joking aside/apart
used before you say something serious after you have been saying something that was intended to be funny
nudge, nudge, wink, wink
used as a way of saying indirectly that something involves sex
have you heard (the one) about?/did you hear about?
used when you are starting to tell a joke
only/just joking
used for saying that what you have just said is not really true
(there’s) many a true word spoken in jest
used for saying that what someone says as a joke may in fact be correct or accurate
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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