joker

-
jok|er /dʒ'oʊkər/ (jokers)
1 [N-COUNT]
Someone who is a joker likes making jokes or doing amusing things.
He is, by nature, a joker, a witty man with a sense of fun.
2 [N-COUNT]
The joker in a pack of playing cards is the card which does not belong to any of the four suits.
3 [N-COUNT]
You can call someone a joker if you think they are behaving in a stupid or dangerous way. (INFORMAL)
Keep your eye on these jokers, you never know what they will come up with.
= idiot
4 [PHRASE]
If you describe someone or something as the joker in the pack, you mean that they are different from the other people or things in their group, and can be unpredictable.

Popular posts from this blog

ablaze

-
ablaze / əbl'eɪz / 1 [ADJ] v n ADJ, v-link ADJ Something that is ablaze is burning very fiercely. Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze. 2 [ADJ] v-link ADJ, usu ADJ with n If a place is ablaze with lights or colours, it is very bright because of them. The chamber was ablaze with light...
Read more

allowance

-
al|low|ance / əl'aʊəns / (allowances) 1 [N-COUNT] usu with supp, oft N of amount An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need. He lives on a single parent's allowance of £70 a week... 2 [N-COUNT] usu poss N A child's allowance is money that is given to him or her every week or every month by his or her parents. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use pocket money ) 3 [N-COUNT] usu with supp Your tax allowance is the amount of money that you are allowed to earn before you have to start paying income tax. (BRIT; in AM, use personal exemption ) ...those earning less than the basic tax allowance. 4 [N-COUNT] with supp A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances. Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44lbs per passenger. 5 [PHRASE] V and N inflect, oft PHR for n If you make allowances for something, y...
Read more