joke vs zing

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. 

zing

verb
  • To address a witty insult or comeback to. 

  • To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum. 

intj
  • A high pitched humming sound. 

  • Used to acknowledge a witty comeback, a zinger. 

noun
  • A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string. 

  • A witty insult or derogatory remark. 

  • Zest or vitality. 

  • Pleasant or exciting flavour of food. 

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