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jape

noun as in joke

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Example Sentences

It was clearly meant to be a sycophantic gesture, but the jape backfired like a blocked Victorian shotgun.

The wink and gasp of Angus Jones as that flagrant vintage seared his throat ended the gentle jape as far as I was concerned.

It made a new game for him, you see, amusing and rather flattering as well, the kind of a jape he was all too apt at.

One of the smoking-room humorists mocked his accent and ventured a crude jape.

And when I say this, I do jape with words, and may hap ye understond me not.

I'm goin' to jape a bit with our friend, a' la 'Molly' Fairburn.

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On this page you'll find 26 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to jape, such as: fool, jeer, jest, mock, prank, and quip.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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