joke up
C1 informal separable both
In simple words
To add more jokes to something or to start being funnier.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
(Non-standard) To make something more humorous or to start behaving in a funnier way.
"The writer was asked to joke up the script before the next rehearsal."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Not a recognized standard phrasal verb. Occasionally used colloquially to mean 'to add humor to something'. Learners should prefer 'lighten up', 'add some humor to', or 'joke around'.
Commonly used with
speech presentation script conversation
Forms
Base
joke up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
jokes up
he/she/it
Past simple
joked up
yesterday
Past participle
joked up
have + pp
-ing form
joking up
continuous
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