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单词 jest
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jest
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A jest is a joke. Are you a playful prankster? A jocular jokester? A witty wisecracker? Then you are definitely well versed in the art of the jest.
To jest means to tease and joke in a playful way — like that "court jester"! Back in medieval times, the court jester was hired to tell funny gestes, or tales. But nowadays he's always cracking jokes and teasing the ladies about their wacky hairdos. All in jest of course. Otherwise the king would have his head.
WORD FAMILY
jest: jested, jester, jesting, jests+/jester: jesters/jesting: jestingly
USAGE EXAMPLES
Ciccariello-Maher told the Inquirer that his inflammatory tweet was meant in jest.
Time(Dec 26, 2016)
His invitation to Russia to try to hack Clinton’s emails, issued last summer during the Democratic National Convention, was inexcusable, even if in jest.
Washington Post(Dec 17, 2016)
But he was speaking in jest in the minutes after a win.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 13, 2016)
1n activity characterized by good humor
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
jocularity, joke
drollery, waggery
a quaint and amusing jest
leg-pull, leg-pulling
as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true
pleasantry
an agreeable or amusing remark
diversion, recreation
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
2n a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
gag, jape, joke, laugh
belly laugh, howler, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow
a joke that seems extremely funny
blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story
an indelicate joke
ethnic joke
a joke at the expense of some ethnic group
funny, funny remark, funny story, good story
an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
in-joke
a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people
one-liner
a one-line joke
shaggy dog story
a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness
sick joke
a joke in bad taste
sight gag, visual joke
a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)
humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
3v act in a funny or teasing way
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
joke
antic, clown, clown around
act as or like a clown
act, behave, do
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
4v tell a joke; speak humorously
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
joke
gag, quip
make jokes or quips
fool, fool around, horse around
indulge in horseplay
pun
make a play on words
communicate, intercommunicate
transmit thoughts or feelings
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