表達 說笑話、講笑話,可透過 tell a joke、make a joke、crack a joke (非正式) 等,表達 拿某人事物來開玩笑,可透過 joke about someone/something、make a joke out of someone/something (=、make a joke of someone/something )、make a joke about someone/something 等,表達 和某人開玩笑、鬧著玩,可透過 joke with someone,表達 戲弄某人、對某人惡作劇,可透過 play a practical joke on someone、pull a practical joke on someone、play a trick on someone、pull a trick on someone、play a prank on someone、pull a prank on someone 等,表達 某人是笑柄,可透過 someone is the butt of jokes 或 someone is a laughing stock [stɑk],表達 某人開得起玩笑,可透過 someone can take a joke,表達 聽懂笑話,可透過 get the joke 或 see the joke (英式),表達 一個笑話說了沒人笑、聽的人覺得冷,可透過 a joke falls flat,表達 某人開玩笑開到自己身上,可透過 the joke is on someone (= the joke’s on someone ) (非正式);此外,表達 笑話、玩笑、插科打諢等,除了可用 joke,還可用 gag (非正式),表達 笑話最尾巴會讓人笑的關鍵字語、笑話的梗,可用 punch line [ˋpʌntʃ ͵laɪn] (= punchline ) 或 tag line (= tagline ) (美式、非正式),表達 黃色笑話,可用 dirty joke,表達 只有同圈子的人或內行人才懂的笑話,可用 in-joke、inside joke、private joke 等,表達 一再被講或被用、但還是很好笑的笑話或玩笑,可用 running joke 或 standing joke,表達 趣聞、奇聞軼事,可透過 anecdote [ˋænɪk͵dot],表達 詼諧語、俏皮話、妙語等,可透過 witticism [ˋwɪtɪsɪzəm]、wisecrack [ˋwaɪz͵kræk] (非正式)、quip [kwɪp] (偏書面語) 等,表達 很短 ( 常為一句話 ) 的笑話、詼諧語、俏皮話、妙語等,可透過 one-liner [͵wʌnˋlaɪnɚ],表達 雙關語,可透過 pun、play on words (= wordplay )、double meaning [ˋminɪŋ] ( 其中一個意義常和性有關 )、double entendre [ɑnˋtɑndrə] ( 其中一個意義常和性有關 ) 等,表達 惡作劇,可用 practical joke、prank、gag (美式為主、非正式) 等;另外,表達 你有聽過那個關於……的笑話嗎?,可以說 Have you heard the one about …… ? ,表達 我只是在開玩笑,可以說 (I was) only kidding (around).、(I was) just kidding (around).、(I was) only joking (around).、(I was) just joking (around).、(I was) only teasing [tizɪŋ].、(I was) just teasing. 等,表達 你 (一定) 是在開玩笑吧,可以說 Are you kidding (me)?、You’re kidding (me).、Are you joking (me)?、You’re joking (me).、Are you teasing (me)?、You’re teasing (me).、No kidding?、You must be kidding (me).、You must be joking (me).、You’ve got to be kidding (me).、You’ve got to be joking (me).、You’re putting me on. (美式)、You’re having me on. (英式)、Are you pulling my leg?、Are you taking the mickey [ˋmɪkɪ]? (英式、非正式) 等等,表達 你覺得這好笑? ( 用於你不覺得笑話或玩笑好笑時 ),可透過 Is this your idea of a joke?。