jape

Example Sentences

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McDonald and Jim Youngren came up with the billboard as a jape on the prevailing national image of Seattle in the wake of the Boeing bust.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021

In this charming jape of a thriller, Inspector Henry Cutter is known around New Scotland Yard for having “a weakness for certain exotic cases.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2021

All a viewer needs for access to his Picasso jape is the ability to read simple English.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2020

Yes, there is a jape about polyphasic sleep.

From The Verge • Feb. 26, 2020

“It is the cook’s little jape, Ser Balon,” said Arianne.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin