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농담
농담 is the neutral, all-purpose noun for a joke. Pair it with 하다 to tell one and 치다 in casual speech. The set phrase 농담 반 진담 반 means "half joking, half serious".
Examples in context
그건 그냥 농담이었어요.
That was just a joke.
농담을 진담으로 받아들이지 마세요.
Do not take a joke as serious talk.
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