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jape - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'jape' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Jape [ v. i.]
- To jest; to play tricks; to jeer.
2 . Jape [ v. t.]
- To mock; to trick.

Meaning of 'jape' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . jape [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
Example in sentence:
  • even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point;
  • he knows a million gags;
  • he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest;
  • he told a very funny joke;
  • thanks for the laugh

Nearby Words:

japan japanese japanned japanner japanning japannish japer japery japhethite japhetic

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