japery

noun

jap·​ery -p(ə)rē 

plural -es

1

: jesting talk : jokes

the patterned wheezes and stylized japery that have stood them in such good stead during nearly two decades of burlesque

—Gladwin Hill

2

: joke, jest

the sort of man who goes in for flippant japeries

—Springfield (Massachusetts) Union

Word History

Etymology

Middle English japerie, from japen + -erie -ery

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Rhymes for japery

• drapery
• papery