Added 10 October 2026
joker
/ˈd͡ʒəʊkə/ noun
In Latin: ioculātor Wiktionary
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Origin
From joke + -er, but in the sense of a playing card possibly by alteration of German Jucker, also the origin of the name of the card game euchre.
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