jest
Bedeutung (English)
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- An act performed for amusement; a joke.
- Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
- (obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.
- (obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
Konzepte
Possen reißen
Spielerei
Witze reißen
sich zum Narren machen
Unsinn treiben
Possen treiben
aus Daffke
haselieren
firlefanzen
Schnurre
Synonyms
jest at
poke fun at
pull someone’s leg
funny story
play a joke
mean person
comic story
act indecently
be silly over
talk foolishly
amusing story
humorous story
comical story
take liberties with each other
tell a joke
joke with
joke fun
bon-mot
with a witticism
leg-pulling
just for fun
make fun
out of spite
Frequenz
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/d͡ʒɛst/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English geste (“idle tale”), from Old French geste (“acts, exploits”), from Latin gesta (“acts, deeds”). Doublet of gest.
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