joke vs stunt

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. 

stunt

verb
  • To show off; to posture. 

  • To check or hinder the growth or development of. 

  • To perform a stunt. 

noun
  • A check in growth. 

  • That which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing. 

  • A special means of rushing the quarterback done to confuse the opposing team's offensive line. 

  • A two-year-old whale, which, having been weaned, is lean and yields little blubber. 

  • A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills. 

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