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Another word for jest

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Noun

  1. An object of amusement or laughter

    See also:

    respect

  2. Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement

    See also:

    laughter

Verb

  1. To make jokes; behave playfully

    See also:

    laughter

  2. To make fun or make fun of

      1. To question (someone), especially closely or repeatedly:
      2. To test the knowledge of by posing questions:
      3. To poke fun at; mock.
      1. A foolishly annoying person.
      2. A reproach, gibe, or taunt.
      3. To taunt, ridicule, or tease, especially for embarrassing mistakes or faults:
      1. To spy on or explore carefully in order to obtain information; reconnoiter.
      2. To observe and evaluate (a talented person), as for possible hiring.
      3. To search as a scout:
      1. To show or express derision or scorn:
      2. To say in a derisive manner:
      1. The act of using words, gestures, images, or other products of expression to evoke laughter or contemptuous feelings regarding a person or thing:
      2. The words or other products of expression used in this way:
      3. To expose to ridicule; make fun of.
      1. To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride:
      2. To imitate in fun or derision:
      3. To mimic or resemble closely:
      1. To express certain emotions, especially mirth or delight, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements.
      2. To show or feel amusement or good humor:
      3. To feel or express derision or contempt; mock:
      1. To speak or shout derisively; mock.
      2. To abuse vocally; taunt:
      3. A scoffing or taunting remark or shout.
      1. To make taunting, heckling, or jeering remarks.
      2. To deride with taunting remarks.
      3. A derisive remark.
      1. To laugh at, speak of, or write about dismissively or contemptuously.
    Idioms:
    See also:

    respect

    laughter

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Another word for jest

Noun
  1. See also:

    joke

Idioms:

    in-jest

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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.

  • In jest, he stated that Jonathan was merely seeking the best fashion example he could find.

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

  • A few years later it began to be a standing jest that he was great in the sense that a pit is great: the more that is taken from it the greater it grows.

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