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Proverb of the day :- There is many a true word spoken in jest

Proverb of the day :- There is many a true word spoken in jest

Meaning / example :-
Sometimes when we say something as a joke, we subconsciously mean it to be true. The proverb speaks for itself, a lot of things said as a joke are actually true. This is a common proverb and often quoted by friends when another friend says, for example,’Oh, yeah, I really love Jo’ in a joking fashion. It also has slightly more sinister connotations in an unspoken form, for instance when someone in a relationship jokes about running off with something else one may wonder if