joke vs potter

joke

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

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

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. 

potter

verb
  • To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things. 

  • To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around.) 

noun
  • The red-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys rubriventris (species of turtle). 

  • One who hawks crockery or earthenware. 

  • The chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia. 

  • One who makes pots and other ceramic wares. 

  • One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots. 

  • One who pots meats or other eatables. 

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