The jester's jokes tickled the king's funny bone.
Meaning: This sentence describes how the jester's jokes made the king laugh.
Choice of Words: Jester means a person who tells jokes and performs tricks to entertain people, especially in a royal court. Jokes are short stories or sayings that are meant to be funny. Tickled means to cause a pleasant tingling sensation, often by touching someone lightly. Funny bone is an informal term for a part of the body that is sensitive to tickling.
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