jape
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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
Yes, there is a jape about polyphasic sleep.
From The Verge ● Feb. 26, 2020
Things take on a decidedly goofier turn when Robert Pattinson shows up as the taunting French Dauphin, his Pepé le Pew accent and blond wig only making his performance more of a jape.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2019
How much of it are we meant to read as thinly veiled auto-critique versus a wickedly funny jape?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2018
It was only a jape, ser, she thought, but she sat on one of the pillows just the same.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Another film, “Gasman,” was full of jolly japes about everyday corruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
The pair, whose friendship appears genuine and was demonstrated by their japes throughout the match, shared an affable embrace at the net.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
Back then, Leno said, late-night japes were “a gentle prod.”
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2025
The tenor of such softball japes can make “Shifting Gears” feel behind the times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
For a brief moment Ned considered telling him all of it, but there was something in Littlefinger's japes that irked him.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
In 2011, the host Ricky Gervais japed that H.F.P.A. members didn’t nominate “The Tourist” just to hang out with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, “They also accepted bribes.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
When news of Domino’s leaving Italy hit social media, wags japed that trying to sell the Americanized product in the birthplace of pizza was a bold move.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
“I appreciate you dumping you oppo research,” Cruz japed, laughing about what most voters would consider research about the opposition.
From Time ● Jan. 15, 2016
As Huddersfield-born Smithies jumped and japed and waved to his many friends in the Wembley crowd, his back-up, Nick Colgan, showed the value of experience.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2012
“Do they mean to try and blow our walls down?” japed a Flint when the warhom sounded once again.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
But its ineffectual japing, and Michaels’ inability to help himself when it comes to normalizing repugnant behavior in the name of chasing the zeitgeist, makes it a popular stop on the image rehab express.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
Longtime friend and former HBO sketch comedy co-star David Cross tweeted earlier that he had spoken earlier by telephone with Odenkirk, whom he described as “doing great” and “joking, japing and joshing.”
From Reuters ● Jul. 30, 2021
“Joking and japing and joshing. Both he and his family are overwhelmed with the outpouring of love and concern everyone has shown. You will be hearing from him soon. But he’s doing really well!!!”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
“Just got off the phone with Bob and he’s doing great! Joking and japing and joshing,” Cross wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
My lord was only japing, he tried to tell himself.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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