joke vs wanton

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. 

wanton

verb
  • To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious. 

  • To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic. 

  • To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away). 

adj
  • Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste. 

  • Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous. 

noun
  • An overly playful person; a trifler. 

  • A self-indulgent person, fond of excess. 

  • A pampered or coddled person. 

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