jest, n.
(jests)
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(jests)
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a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
gag jape jest joke laugh
sample sentences
"he told a very funny joke""he knows a million gags"
"thanks for the laugh"
"he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"
"even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
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activity characterized by good humor
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
jest jocularity joke
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