jest
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noun \ˈjest\Definition of JEST
1
: an utterance (as a jeer or quip) intended to be taken as mockery or humor
2
a : prank b : a ludicrous circumstance or incident
3
a : a frivolous mood or manner <spoken in jest> b : gaiety and merriment
See Examples of JEST
- It was a harmless jest.
- <you should know that our teasing was done entirely in jest>
Origin of JEST
Middle English geste idle tale, story in verse, from Anglo-French, deed, action, narrative, from Latin gesta deeds, from neuter plural of gestus, past participle of gerere to bear, wage
First Known Use: circa 1548
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