C2 — proficientculture30 words
Wordplay & humour
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zȅzānje | teasing, kidding around (colloquial) |
| dòsetka | a witticism, a quip |
| vȉc | a joke (a short funny story) |
| ìgra réčī | wordplay, a pun |
| sarkàzam | sarcasm (irony is the milder ironija) |
| smejùrija | a hoot, a scream; a farce (colloquial) |
| pȍdvala | a dirty trick, a set-up; a hoax |
| štȏs | a gag, a stunt; the trick (colloquial: what’s the trick?) |
| šála | a joke (neutral; a joke with a punchline is vic; without the hat, sala is a hall: u sali) |
| šáliti se | to joke; to jest (neutral; colloquially zezati se) |
| duhòvit | witty |
| dosètljiv | quick-witted (with words) |
| dovìtljiv | resourceful, ingenious (in action, not with words) |
| urnèbesan | hilarious, side-splitting |
| kòmičan | comical (of a situation; funny in general is smešan) |
| ismèjati | to ridicule, to make fun of (unkindly; perfective; imperfective ismevati, ismejavati) |
| ismévati | to mock, to ridicule (imperfective) |
| pȍdsmēh | mockery, derision |
| podsmévati se | to sneer at, to mock (+ Dat.) |
| pàrōdija | a parody (of something: na + Acc.) |
| karikatúra | a caricature, a cartoon |
| sàtira | satire |
| anegdòta | an anecdote (a true story from life; a joke is vic) |
| dòsetiti se | to hit upon (an idea), to think of; to figure out |
| nasmèjati | to make (someone) laugh (with se: to laugh) |
| prȁsnuti u smȇh | to burst out laughing |
| cerèkati se | to giggle, to snigger (colloquial, disapproving) |
| dobacívati | to heckle, to call out remarks (+ Dat.); to toss (a ball to someone) |
| zezàncija | joking about, messing around (colloquial; friends only) |
| smȉsao za hùmor | a sense of humour |
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