Puzzle of the Day

What is the Yiddish and German word for joke?

OK, OK, I don't really expect you to know that. But you can deduce it from these clues (which should also disambiguate it for the few of you who know one of those languages well enough to know that they have multiple words for joke):

• Coincidentally, this word is also a radio station in Jasper, Indiana.
• Not coincidentally, it sounds similar to an English word related to humor.
• This word appears (probably with a different meaning, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) in the last names of three Proofniks and two Proof teachers.

Check back tomorrow for the answer, a shoutout to all the solvers, and a new puzzle!

Yesterday's puzzle:

1. What verb can mean to ponder without haste or to heat a drink (such as cider) with sugar and aromatics such as cloves, cinnamon, and orange peel?
2. What verb can mean to comb (a horse) or to flavor with a blend of pungent spices, and is also part of a phrase meaning to seek favor by flattery?

Answer:

  

(Mull, curry.)

Huzzah to solvers Zachary Z., Aditi, Leo S., Charlie, Anna J., Jessica, Josh M., Maddy, Mr. Gregg, and Zachary S.!