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
jape (plural japes)
A joke or quip.
A prank or trick.
• See joke
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
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
