jŏcŭlus | jŏ-cŭli, ōrum (noun M.m) : dim.jocus
* A little jest or joke (a favorite word of Plautus): per joculum et ludum oblectare aliquem,Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 11; usu. in abl. manner: joculo dicere aliquid,to say a thing in jest,id. Merc. 5, 4, 33: Egone te joculo modo ausim dicto aut facto fallere?id. Most. 3, 3, 20; id. Rud. 3, 4, 24.
* Concr.: , , , toys, playthings, Vitr. 4, 1, 9.