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Jape Moderate

Jape has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

A joke or quip.

Verb
1

To jest; play tricks.

Example Sentences
"he told a very funny joke" noun
"he knows a million gags" noun
"thanks for the laugh" noun
"he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest" noun
"even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wit
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
belly laugh dirty joke ethnic joke funny story in-joke one-liner shaggy dog story sick joke sight gag
Rhyming Words
ape nape vape tape rape gape pape cape scape swape slape grape chape trape shape agape snape knape frape drape
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