joker
The origin and history of joker.
Etymology
From "joke" plus the agent suffix "-er"; the playing-card sense may instead come from the German card game Juckerspiel.
The origin and history of joker.
From "joke" plus the agent suffix "-er"; the playing-card sense may instead come from the German card game Juckerspiel.
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