Home › Words › M › metajokemetajokemetajoke means A joke whose humour arises from its subversion of the usual conventions of humour.EtymologyFrom meta- + joke.nounA joke whose humour arises from its subversion of the usual conventions of humour.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.antijoke 65% match — A sentence or story that subverts the expectation of a joke, often by being deliberately unfunny or surreal. vs metajoke →metacomedy 63% match — A form of comedy that deals with comedy as its subject. vs metajoke →jokelet 59% match — A little joke. vs metajoke →metacomedic 59% match — Relating to metacomedy. vs metajoke →anticomedy 54% match — A form of comedy that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of comedy. vs metajoke →jokette 54% match — A little joke. vs metajoke →joking 52% match — Kidding, trying to fool. vs metajoke →counterconvention 52% match — A convention (habit or custom) that opposes or subverts the norm. vs metajoke →