jape 1noundomain: communicationPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitiona humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughterReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point2.he knows a million gags3.thanks for the laugh4.he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest5.he told a very funny jokeSynonymsjoke 1gag 1laugh 3jest 1