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1. (v.i.) jape
to jest; joke; gibe.
2. (v.t.) jape
to mock or make fun of.
3. (n.) jape
a joke; jest.
4. jape
a trick or practical joke.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME )
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) joke, gag, laugh, jest, 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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) jape
to jest; to play tricks; to jeer
2. (verb) jape
to mock; to trick
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