Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)A statement which contains elements of both jest and seriousness.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Tom was only half joking.

    Том лише напівжартував. — deniko

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  2. Tom is only half joking.

    Том лише наполовину жартує. — deniko

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  3. A friend of mine once half-joked that Toki Pona is like a minority language of Esperantoland.

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Forms

plural: half jokes

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
halfA1halftimehalfwayhalibut

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