C2 — proficientculture30 words
Wordplay & humour
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zȅzānje | kidding around (colloquial; bez zezanja — no kidding) |
| dòsetka | a witticism, a quip (from dosetiti se, to hit on an idea) |
| vȉc | joke (pričati vic — to tell a joke) |
| ìgra réčī | wordplay, a pun |
| sarkàzam | sarcasm (irony is the milder ironija) |
| smejùrija | a hoot; also something laughably poor (colloquial) |
| pȍdvala | a hoax, a trick played on someone (a cellar is podrum) |
| štȏs | a gag; also the point or trick of something (colloquial) |
| šála | a joke (neutral; a joke as a genre is vic) |
| šáliti se | to joke (neutral; colloquially zezati se) |
| duhòvit | witty |
| dosètljiv | quick-witted in speech |
| dovìtljiv | resourceful in action (dosetljiv is quick with words) |
| urnèbesan | hilarious (urnebes — uproar, riotous laughter) |
| kòmičan | comical (of a situation); funny in general is smešan |
| ismèjati | to ridicule (perfective; unkindly) |
| ismévati | to mock (imperfective of ismejati) |
| pȍdsmēh | mockery, derision |
| podsmévati se | to sneer at (+ dative) |
| pàrōdija | a parody (parodija na + accusative) |
| karikatúra | a caricature, a cartoon |
| sàtira | satire |
| anegdòta | an anecdote, a real-life story (a joke is vic) |
| dòsetiti se | to hit upon an idea, to figure out |
| nasmèjati | to make someone laugh (nasmejati se — to burst out laughing) |
| prȁsnuti u smȇh | to burst out laughing |
| cerèkati se | to giggle, to snigger (colloquial, disapproving) |
| dobacívati | to call out remarks at someone (+ dative) |
| zezàncija | joking about, messing around (colloquial; friends only) |
| smȉsao za hùmor | a sense of humour (Serbian uses smisao, not osećaj) |
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