jest
Meaning
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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.
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
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒɛst/
Etymology
From Middle English geste (“idle tale”), from Old French geste (“acts, exploits”), from Latin gesta (“acts, deeds”). Doublet of gest.
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