jokers
Deck's extra pair
Jokers is the plural of joker.
A joker is someone who jokes—a person prone to humor or pranks: The office jokers hid my stapler again.
In card games, the joker is a wild card, often depicting a jester.
Calling someone a joker can dismiss them as unserious or incompetent: Some joker cut me off in traffic.
Someone who plays tricks
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- comedianProfessional humor performer
- jesterRoyal household comedian
- clownComedic performer in makeup
wisecracker · cutup · funnyman · buffoon · wit · comic · goofball · class clown
Not domesticated or controlled
- deckShip's flat surface
- trumpSuit outranking all others
- pokerHearth implement for coals
- discardDeliberately throw out
euchre · canasta · rummy · pair · shuffle · draw · hand · blackjack
Evil characters in narratives
- GothamNew York City nickname
- DCUnidirectional electrical flow
- comicsSequential art medium
- supervillainPowerful fictional evil antagonist
nemesis · henchmen · Arkham · Heath Ledger · Joaquin Phoenix · Jack Nicholson · Harley Quinn · madness
Unpredictable factors or elements
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- loose cannonsUnpredictable, dangerous individuals
- rascalsMischievous troublemakers
- roguesDishonest or deviant individuals
scoundrels · imps · delinquents · rabble-rousers · agitators · hellraisers · ne'er-do-wells · scalawags
prankster
Someone who plays tricks
clown · wisecracker · cutup · funnyman · buffoon · wit · comic · goofball · class clown · heckler
wild
Not domesticated or controlled
discard · euchre · canasta · rummy · pair · shuffle · draw · hand · blackjack · suited
villains
Evil characters in narratives
supervillain · nemesis · henchmen · Arkham · Heath Ledger · Joaquin Phoenix · Jack Nicholson · Harley Quinn · madness · chaos
wildcards
Unpredictable factors or elements
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- loose cannonsUnpredictable, dangerous individuals
- rascalsMischievous troublemakers
rogues · scoundrels · imps · delinquents · rabble-rousers · agitators · hellraisers · ne'er-do-wells · scalawags · rapscallions
guys
People, informally addressed
characters · people · chaps · individuals · gents · cats · folks · customers · specimens · sorts
- humoristshumorists, wits, satirists, comics, comedians
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
- card gamespoker, blackjack, solitaire, hearts, spades
- partygoerspartygoers, party-goer, party-goers, attendee, partier
- rummy gamesrummy, melds, meld, runs, gin rummy
jokersnumbered cards
Cards showing quantity values
aces · twos · deuces · face cards · court cards
jokersstoics
Uncomplaining hardship bearers
sobersides · killjoys · straight men · stuffed shirts · wet blankets
jokersprofessionals
Skilled, paid practitioners
experts · aces · heavyweights · key players · stars
- bad jokeFailed attempt at humor
- inside jokeHumor requiring shared history
- dirty jokeCrude comedic remark
- joke shopRetailer of humorous novelties
- practical jokeTrick meant to amuse
- knock-knock jokeCall-and-response pun format