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| jok·er [ jṓkər ] (plural jok·ers) |
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1. teller or player of jokes: a frequent teller or player of jokes
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2. card bearing picture of jester: an extra playing card in a deck, bearing a picture of a jester, that in some games can be substituted for other cards
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3. amusing eccentric person: an amusing, entertaining, or entertainingly eccentric person
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4. thoughtless or inconsiderate person: somebody whose thoughtless or inconsiderate action is highly annoying
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slang
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  I'm looking for the joker who double-parked outside my front door.
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5. law politics disabling clause: a clause or phrase surreptitiously slipped into a legislative bill or legal contract with the purpose of compromising its effect or making it unworkable
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the joker in the deck an unpredictable element that makes planning or projections difficult (slang)
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