jape
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jape
(jāp)v. japed, jap·ing, japes
v.intr.
To joke or quip.
v.tr.
To make sport of.
n.
A joke or quip.
[Middle English japen, probably from Old French japer, to yap, chatter, nag, of imitative origin.]
jap′er n.
jap′er·y n.
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jape
(dʒeɪp)n
a jest or joke
vb
to joke or jest (about)
[C14: perhaps from Old French japper to bark, yap, of imitative origin]
ˈjaper n
ˈjapery n
ˈjapingly adv
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jape
(dʒeɪp)v. japed, jap•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to jest; joke; gibe.
v.t. 2. to mock or make fun of.
n. 3. a joke; jest.
4. a trick or practical joke.
[1300–50; Middle English]
jap′er, n.
jap′er•y, n.
jap′ing•ly, adv.
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Noun | 1. | jape - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter howler, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow, belly laugh, riot, scream - a joke that seems extremely funny ethnic joke - a joke at the expense of some ethnic group funny, funny remark, funny story, good story - an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny" in-joke - a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people one-liner - a one-line joke shaggy dog story - a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness sick joke - a joke in bad taste sight gag, visual joke - a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie) |
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