Jest synonyms

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prank
A practical joke or mischievous trick.
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quip
The definition of a quip is a witty or funny comment or remark.
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joke (related)
An amusing story.
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banter
Good-humored, playful, or teasing conversation.
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drollery
Something, such as a story, that is comical or whimsical.
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gag
Something forced into or put over the mouth to prevent speaking or crying out.
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humor
US spelling of humour.
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jeu d' esprit
Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement
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joe-miller
(Colloquial, dated) A stale jest; a worn-out joke.
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clown
To play practical jokes, act silly, etc.
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fun
To tease or speak playfully to.
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hoax
To deceive with a hoax
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jape
To make sport of.
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japery
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josh
To make or exchange good-humored jokes; banter.
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kid
(Informal) To deceive or fool (someone) in a playful way
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laugh
Laugh is defined as to express amusement with vocal sounds and facial movements.
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razz
To tease, ridicule, deride, heckle, etc.
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roast
Roast means to cook with little moisture, or over very hot heat.
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sport
To joke or trifle:
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tease
Tease means to poke fun at someone or something.
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trick
To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.
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trifle
(Intransitive) To inconsequentially toy with something.
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wisecrack
To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment.
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butt
The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
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laughingstock
Alternative spelling of laughing stock.
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mockery
Mockery is ridicule or jokes at someone's expense, or imitating something in order to be funny, or a disappointing action.
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funny
Comic strips.
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ha-ha
A ditch with one vertical side, acting as a sunken fence, designed to block the entry of animals into lawns and parks without breaking sightlines.
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To make jokes; behave playfully
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fool around
(Intransitive) to engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around
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deride
To laugh at, speak of, or write about dismissively or contemptuously.
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gibe
To jeer or taunt; scoff (at)
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jeer
(Archaic) To mock; treat with mockery; to taunt; to flout.
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mock
To imitate in fun or derision:
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ridicule
To expose to ridicule; make fun of.
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scoff
Scoff is defined as to mock or to scorn.
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scout
To scoff (at); jeer
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twit
To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
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quiz
To quiz is defined as to test knowledge.
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poke fun at
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respect (related)
A particular aspect, feature, or detail:
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laughter (related)
(Archaic) A reason for merriment
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jocularity
Joking, humorous remarks or behaviour.
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braggart (related)
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blackguard (related)
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chuckle (related)
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lascivious (related)
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foole (related)
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fool
To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.
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Jest Sentence Examples

  • He could jest, it was said, even in his last moments.

  • The elderly man had always started out each day by telling a silly jest to his wife.

  • Tony was not amused at the embarrassing jest made about him.

  • His prejudice against the Scots had at length become little more than matter of jest; and whatever remained of the old feeling had been effectually removed by the kind and respectful hospitality with which he had been received in every part of Scotland.

  • Here he was welcomed with the jest, referring to his famous speech against the Dutch, "nondum deleta Carthago."

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