ochokeru

to joke; to clown

Word type: ru-verbs

Standard: ふざける

Example:

うちの子、学校でおちょけてばっかりでいっこも先生の話聞かんのですわ。
My kid is always joking around at school; he never hears what the teacher says.

Commentary:

A person who jokes around all the time is called ちょけ or おちょけ.

Some people may say ちょける instead.