Thesaurus / jest
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Moves like these, even if mentioned in jest, could hurt the company’s reputation and culture, analysts say, and will likely make it harder for Twitter’s board to sell to him.
HERE’S WHAT WALL STREET THINKS ABOUT ELON MUSK’S BID TO BUY TWITTERNIK POPLIAPRIL 15, 2022TIMESometimes when backpacking, we’d yip in jest, and she’d throw her head back and join in with a heart-rattling howl.
I WAS A BAD DOG OWNER. DON’T BE LIKE ME.KATE SIBERMAY 11, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEYes, some Losers have complained to me — only sometimes in jest — about being forced to read enormous amounts of news coverage for 11 straight days.
STYLE CONVERSATIONAL WEEK 1433: PRANKS FOR ASKINGPAT MYERSAPRIL 22, 2021WASHINGTON POSTI've tried to teach lots of folks; an' sum learns quick, an' some don't never learn; it's jest 's 't strikes 'em.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONI allow we shan't never set eyes on ter her, Jos. I've got jest thet feelin' abaout it.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONI never see sech hosses; 'n' they're jest like kittens; they've ben drefful pets, I allow.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONI ain't a gwine ter back daown naow; but I dew jest wish Jeff Hyer wuz along.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONBut I allow they'd flatten us all aout in jest abaout a minnit, if they wuz to set aout tew!
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONYeow tell him his' sister allers called me Aunt Ri, 'n' I jest wish he would.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONFrederick, embarrassed, thought his sister was carrying the jest too far.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.WORDS RELATED TO JEST
- affronted
- belittled
- burlesqued
- caricatured
- cracked
- curled one's lip at
- decried
- derided
- detracted
- disdained
- disparaged
- dumped
- fleered
- flouted
- gave Bronx cheer
- gibed
- girded
- grinned
- held in contempt
- held up to ridicule
- insulted
- jeered
- jested
- lampooned
- laughed at
- leered
- looked down on
- put down
- quipped at
- rallied
- ranked out
- ridiculed
- satirized
- scoffed
- scorned
- slammed
- slighted
- smiled
- sneezed at
- sniff at
- sniggered
- swiped
- taunted
- travestied
- turned up one's nose
- twitted
- underrated
- affront
- belittle
- burlesque
- caricature
- crack
- curl one's lip
- decry
- deride
- detract
- disdain
- disparage
- dump
- fleer
- flout
- gibe
- gird
- give Bronx cheer
- grin
- hold in contempt
- hold up to ridicule
- insult
- jeer
- jest
- lampoon
- laugh at
- leer
- look down on
- put down
- quip at
- rally
- rank out
- ridicule
- satirize
- scoff
- scorn
- slam
- slight
- smile
- sneeze at
- snicker
- sniff at
- swipe
- taunt
- travesty
- turn up one's nose
- twit
- underrate
- affronted
- belittled
- burlesqued
- caricatured
- cracked
- curled one's lip
- decried
- derided
- detracted
- disdained
- disparaged
- dumped
- fleered
- flouted
- gave Bronx cheer
- gibed
- girded
- grinned
- held in contempt
- held up to ridicule
- insulted
- jeered
- jested
- lampooned
- laughed at
- leered
- looked down on
- put down
- quipped at
- rallied
- ranked out
- ridiculed
- satirized
- scoffed
- scorned
- slammed
- slighted
- smiled
- sneezed at
- snickered
- sniff at
- swiped
- taunted
- travestied
- turned up one's nose
- twitted
- underrated
- affronting
- belittling
- burlesquing
- caricaturing
- cracking
- curling one's lip
- decrying
- deriding
- detracting
- disdaining
- disparaging
- dumping
- fleering
- flouting
- gibing
- girding
- giving Bronx cheer
- grinning
- holding in contempt
- holding up to ridicule
- insulting
- jeering
- jesting
- lampooning
- laughing at
- leering
- looking down on
- putting down
- quipping at
- rallying
- ranking out
- ridiculing
- satirizing
- scoffing
- scorning
- slamming
- slighting
- smiling
- sneezing at
- snickering
- sniff at
- swiping
- taunting
- travestying
- turning up one's nose
- twitting
- underrating
- affronts
- belittles
- burlesques
- caricatures
- cracks
- curls one's lip
- decries
- derides
- detracts
- disdains
- disparages
- dumps
- fleers
- flouts
- gibes
- girds
- gives Bronx cheer
- grins
- holds in contempt
- holds up to ridicule
- insults
- jeers
- jests
- lampoons
- laughs at
- leers
- looks down on
- puts down
- quips at
- rallies
- ranks out
- ridicules
- satirizes
- scoffs
- scorns
- slams
- slights
- smiles
- sneezes at
- snickers
- sniff at
- swipes
- taunts
- travesties
- turns up one's nose
- twits
- underrates
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