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JAPE
joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jape (plural japes)
A joke or quip.
A prank or trick.
Synonyms
• See joke
Verb
jape (third-person singular simple present japes, present participle japing, simple past and past participle japed)
(intransitive) To jest; play tricks.
Synonyms: joke, Thesaurus:jest
(transitive) To mock; deride.
Synonyms: gibe, trick, befool, make fun of, razz, Thesaurus:mock
(obsolete) To have sexual intercourse with.
Synonyms: coitize, go to bed with, sleep with, Thesaurus:copulate with
Source: Wiktionary
Jape, v. i. Etym: [Prob. from the same source as gab,influenced by F. japper to yelp. See Gab to deceive.]
Definition: To jest; to play tricks; to jeer. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Jape, v. t.
Definition: To mock; to trick. Chaucer. I have not been putting a jape upon you. Sir W. Scott. The coy giggle of the young lady to whom he has imparted his latest merry jape. W. Besant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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