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单词 jape
释义 jape
I. \ˈjāp\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English japen, perhaps from Middle French japper to bark at, nag, of imitative origin
intransitive verb
1. : to say or do something jokingly or mockingly : play tricks : jeer
 < wondering why you jape at him >
2. now chiefly dialect : to have sexual intercourse
transitive verb
: to make mocking fun of : gibe, taunt
 < japed the actors from the balcony >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English jape, from japen
: something designed to arouse amusement or laughter: as
 a. : an amusing literary or dramatic production
  < a merry little jape that was cribbed from a 1940 movie — Time >
 b. : joke, gibe
  < volumes of quips, jests, japes, boners, sallies, and bright sayings — Lee Rogow >
 c. : a trick played in jest : practical joke
  < japes and feats of ingenious devilry — Thomas Wood †1950 >
Synonyms: see joke
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