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noun | verb jestjest1 /dʒɛst/ noun ETYMOLOGYjest1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French geste action, from Latin gesta (plural), from gerere to behave, perform THESAURUSsomething funny► joke something that you say to make people laugh, especially a funny story: We stayed up telling jokes until 2 a.m. I don’t think he gets the joke (=understands why a joke is funny). ► one-liner a very short joke or funny remark: There are some good one-liners in the movie. ► wisecrack a quick, funny, and often slightly unkind remark: He made some wisecrack about the size of my nose. ► pun a joke using a word that has two very different meanings: A pun about school that I like is: “Math teachers have a lot of problems.” ► gag a short joke told by a professional entertainer: The audience was totally silent after a few of his gags. ► punch line the last few words of a joke or story that make it funny: I’ve heard that joke before, but I couldn’t remember the punch line. ► quip formal an amusing remark: She is quick with a quip: “Do I look tall and thin?” asks the 5-foot tall comedian. ► jest jest means the same as joke but is old-fashioned or used in writing: The senator met dozens of people, greeting them with a smile and an occasional jest. 1in jest something you say in jest is intended to be funny, not serious2[countable] old-fashioned something that you say or do to amuse people SYN joke► see thesaurus at joke1 noun | verb jestjest2 verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEjest |
| Present | I, you, we, they | jest | | he, she, it | jests | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | jested | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have jested | | he, she, it | has jested | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had jested | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will jest | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have jested |
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| Present | I | am jesting | | he, she, it | is jesting | | you, we, they | are jesting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was jesting | | you, we, they | were jesting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been jesting | | he, she, it | has been jesting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been jesting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be jesting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been jesting |
► Surely you jest humorous (=said when you do not believe what someone is saying) old-fashioned or humorous to say things that you do not really mean in order to amuse people: Surely you jest humorous (=said when you do not believe what someone is saying) |