no joke

noun

: a serious situation
Being lost in the woods is no joke.

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But what happened in front of witnesses like Henry on the east side of the state was no joke. Julia Avant, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025 This is no joke; the $38,000 work is drawn on a series of moleskins that, folded together, creates a pallet the size of a brick of cocaine. Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025 But be warned, the grease on top of the pie is no joke. Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025 Moments before Florida’s high noon tipoff Thursday against TCU, a tournament official named Steve Martin (no joke) was standing in the Fun Zone reminding those around him about proper procedures for the Gator Chomp. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for no joke

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“No joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20joke. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.

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