joke vs kid

joke

verb
  • To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with. 

  • To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously. 

noun
  • An amusing story. 

  • The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one 

  • A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham. 

  • Something that is far easier or far less challenging than expected. 

  • Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness. 

kid

verb
  • To dupe or deceive (someone). 

  • Of a goat, to give birth. 

  • To joke. 

  • To make a joke with (someone). 

  • To make a fool of (someone). 

noun
  • The meat of a young goat. 

  • A child (usually), teenager, or young adult; a juvenile. 

  • An inexperienced person or one in a junior position. 

  • A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. 

  • A person whose childhood took place in a particular time period or area. 

  • Used as a form of address for a child, teenager or young adult. 

  • Of a female goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid. 

  • Kidskin. 

  • A young goat. 

  • A small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their food. 

  • A young antelope. 

  • One's son or daughter, regardless of age. 

How often have the words joke and kid occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )