jape

Significado (English)

Noun

1. A joke or quip.
2. A prank or trick.

Verb

1. To jest; play tricks.
2. To mock; deride.
3. (obsolete) To have sexual intercourse with.

Synonyms

joke

🤣

jest

gag

prank

trick

caper

wisecrack

fun

laugh

😆

sport

put-on

practical joke

chaff

mock

pleasantry

quip

witticism

funny story

Josh

leg-pull

trifle with

comic story

amusing story

humorous story

comical story

antic

leg-pulling

antics

drive

drollery

escapade

frolic

gibe

hoax

josh

kid

🧒

lark

make fun of

mischief-making

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/d͡ʒeɪp/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from inglês médio: japen

Cognate with francês arcaico: gaber

Cognate with provençal arcaico: japar

Cognate with Old Saxon: galpōn

Cognate with baixo alemão: galpen

Cognate with alto alemão médio: gelpfen

Cognate with nórdico arcaico: gjálpa

Cognate with sueco: galpa

In summary

From Middle English japen (“to deceive, play tricks on; act foolishly, joke; have sex with”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French japer (“to bark, howl, scream; chatter, gossip”) (possibly conflated with Old French gaber (“to mock, deride”), see gab), related to Old Occitan japar, jaupar (“to bark, yelp, yap”), probably of Proto-Germanic origin, related to Old Saxon galpōn (“to cry loudly, make a noise, brag”) (Low German galpen (“to bark, howl, scream”)), Middle High German gelpfen (“to scream, bark, boast, proclaim”), Old Norse gjálpa (“to yelp”) (dialectal Swedish galpa (“to cry, screech”)). More at yelp, yawp, yap.