jape 1

noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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Definition

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

  • 1.he told a very funny joke
  • 2.thanks for the laugh
  • 3.he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
  • 4.even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
  • 5.he knows a million gags

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