C2 · Mastery
Comic Behavior and Mishaps
Describe comic behavior, kinds of laughter and amusing mistakes, distinguishing a deliberate joke from an unintended mishap.
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- Words & phrases
- 31
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
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Words you’ll make your own.
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- a joker, a wag
- a silly-billy, a goof
- a rascal, a scamp (affectionate)
- a rogue, a prankster, a wag
- giddy, frisky, high-spirited
- hilariously funny, side-splitting
- an April Fool's hoax
- to play a trick on someone
- to make fun of someone, to have someone on
- to play tricks on someone, to wind someone up
- I was only kidding; it was just a joke.
- mischief and nonsense, monkey business
- to joke around, to mess about
- in jest, as a joke
- funny, quaint, amusing
- funny, quirky, oddly amusing
- funny-peculiar, odd, comical
- quaint, whimsical, droll
- witty
- a howler, a comic blunder, a blooper
- a slip of the tongue
- to giggle
- a giggle
- to chuckle, to cluck with laughter
- a burst of laughter, a peal of laughter
- to laugh oneself silly
- to roar with laughter
- fun and games, antics
- to have a whale of a time
- jocular, playful, joking
- to telegraph the punchline
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- Lesson 1
Comic Characters and Mishaps
- Lesson 2
An April Fool's Prank
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