in jest
idiom
formal + old-fashioned
: as a joke
I didn't mean to upset you; I only said it in jest.
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The comment might be made in jest.
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It was meant in jest, even though Leeds’ predicament at the time during the 2003-04 Premier League season was deadly serious.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 23 July 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Many social media users criticized Who for spreading lesbophobic myths and furthering the harmful idea that lesbianism is a phase that could end, even if it was said in jest.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 28 Aug. 2025
The comment might be made in jest.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
It was meant in jest, even though Leeds’ predicament at the time during the 2003-04 Premier League season was deadly serious.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for in jest
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“In jest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20jest. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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