visual joke

ˈvɪʒuəl dʒoʊk

Definition

Definition of visual joke - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

physical humorhumor conveyed through images or actions

The movie was full of visual jokes that kept the audience entertained.
The cartoonist's visual joke made everyone laugh.
He used a visual joke to lighten the mood.

physical comedy

sight gag

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Expressions with visual

have a visual on

see or spot a target or object

The officer has a visual on the suspect.

get a visual on

locate something by seeing it

The pilot needs to get a visual on the runway.

visual aid

material used to enhance visual understanding

The teacher used a visual aid to explain the concept..

visual art

art form mainly enjoyed by looking at it

Painting is a type of visual art.

visual display

arrangement of items for visual presentation

The visual display in the store attracted many customers.

visual indicator

visible sign that shows a condition event or fact

Smoke rising from the forest was a visual indicator of the fire.

Expressions with joke

big joke

something not taken seriously

The meeting was a big joke and nothing got done.

inside joke

joke understood only by a specific group

Only the team laughed, it was an inside joke..

joke around

engage in playful or humorous behavior

They like to joke around during meetings.

no joke

something serious or not to be taken lightly

The consequences of cheating are no joke.

miss the joke

not understand the humor in a joke

She missed the joke and didn't laugh with the others.

play a joke on

subject someone to a playful hoax or joke

They decided to play a joke on their friend.

crack a joke

tell a funny story or remark

He loves to crack a joke at parties.

make a joke of

treat something serious as funny or trivial

He made a joke of the whole situation.

running joke

joke continuing throughout a story

The running joke in the series is the character's inability to cook.

blue joke

joke with inappropriate or offensive content

He told a blue joke at the party.

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entertainment

visual joke in The Simpsons opening credits

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French:blague visuelle, ...
German:visueller Witz, ...
Italian:battuta visiva, ...
Spanish:broma visual, ...
Portuguese:piada visual, ...
Chinese:视觉笑话, ...
Japanese:視覚的ジョーク, ...
Arabic:نكتة بصرية, ...
Hebrew:בְּדִיחָה חֲזוּתִית, ...
Russian:визуальная шутка, ...
Ukrainian:візуальний жарт, ...
Hindi:दृश्य हास्य, ...
Bengali:দৃশ্যকৌতুক, ...
Catalan:gag visual, ...
Czech:vizuální gag, ...
Danish:visuel joke, ...
Dutch:visuele grap, ...
Greek:οπτικό αστείο, ...
Hungarian:vizuális geg, ...
Khmer:កំប្លែងតាមរូបភាព, ...
Korean:시각적 농담, ...
Persian:شوخی بصری, ...
Polish:wizualny żart, ...
Portuguese (BR):piada visual, ...
Romanian:glumă vizuală, ...
Swedish:visuellt skämt, ...
Thai:มุขตลกทางภาพ, ...
Turkish:görsel şaka, ...
Vietnamese:hài hình ảnh, ...

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