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1. (n.) jest
a joke or witty remark; witticism; quip.
2. jest
a taunt, often of a teasing nature.
3. jest
sport or fun:
to speak half in jest, half in earnest.
4. jest
the object of laughter; laughingstock.
5. (v.i.) jest
to speak in a humorous or playfully teasing way.
6. jest
to speak derisively.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME; var. sp. of gest)
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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"
2. (verb) jest, joke, jocularity
activity characterized by good humor
3. (verb) joke, jest
tell a joke; speak humorously
"He often jokes even when he appears serious"
4. (verb) joke, jest
act in a funny or teasing way
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) jest
a deed; an action; a gest
2. (noun) jest
a mask; a pageant; an interlude
3. (noun) jest
something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase. See Synonyms under Jest, v. i
4. (verb) jest
the object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock
5. (verb) jest
to take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a mask or interlude
6. (verb) jest
to make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything
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Sense: a joke; something done or said to cause amusement.
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 Afrikaans: skerts |
 Arabic: مُزاح، دُعابَه |
 Bulgarian: смешка |
 Brazilian: graça |
 Czech: žert |
 German: der Scherz |
 Danish: vittighed; morsomhed |
 Greek: αστείο, πλάκα |
 Spanish: broma |
 Estonian: nali |
 Farsi: لطیفه؛ بذله |
 Finnish: pila |
 French: plaisanterie |
 Hebrew: בְּדִיחָה |
 Hindi: मजाक |
 Croatian: šala |
 Hungarian: tréfa |
 Indonesian: kelakar |
 Icelandic: spaug, brandari |
 Italian: burla, scherzo |
 Japanese: 冗談 |
 Korean: 농담, 익살 |
 Lithuanian: juokas, pokštas |
 Latvian: joks |
 Malay: jenaka |
 Dutch: scherts |
 Norwegian: spøk, vits |
 Polish: żart |
 Persian: لطیفه؛ بذله |
 Pashto: ټوكه، مسخره: مسخره كول ټو |
 Portuguese: graça |
 Romanian: glumă |
 Russian: шутка |
 Slovak: žart, vtip |
 Slovenian: šala |
 Serbian: šala |
 Swedish: skämt, lustighet |
 Thai: การพูดตลก |
 Turkish: şaka |
 Taiwanese: 玩笑話 |
 Ukrainian: жарт; дотеп |
 Urdu: مذاق، دل لگی |
 Vietnamese: lời nói đùa |
 Chinese: 玩笑，俏皮话 |
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