Jape - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dʒeɪp|
Brit.
|dʒeɪp|
noun
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (syn: gag, jest, joke, laugh)
even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
Extra examples
...the characters in Oscar Wilde's plays jape with a readiness and sophistication that is rarely, if ever, encountered in real life...
...by the standards of today's no-holds-barred satire, Will Rogers' homespun japes about politicians seem awfully gentle...
Word forms
noun
singular: jape
plural: japes
singular: jape
plural: japes
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