japes 1 of 2

plural of jape

japes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jape

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of japes
Noun
That is when the japes really started, most prominently on a mid-season bonding trip to Barcelona when four players ‘borrowed’ a taxi after a late-night trip to McDonald’s. Nick Miller, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 Before this fifth season put him closer to the center of the action, Roddy had undoubtedly been a misfit among misfits at Slough House, a desk jockey who would hold court at his computer, issuing snide japes at anyone within earshot. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for japes
Noun
  • Green is known for speaking his mind, talking candidly, and cracking jokes at the expense of others.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Bill Oakley has been making jokes about food for more than half his life.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As Rolling Stone has previously reported, bogus images of classic rockers in hospitals or singing at the graves of other rockers have flooded the internet — fooling some fans in the process and provoking laughs in just as many.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • There will be plenty of laughs, too.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Great practical effects and some very funny gags make this worth a watch.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Mel Brooks’ best comedy shares many similarities with his other revered films – a strong grip of genre beats, a non-stop barrage of gags yanking us forward, and an eagerness to give every performer a chance to comedically shine.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To her credit, Shannon shakes off the incipient paranoia and goes hard into the giggles at anything and everyone at the table.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • After Khloé made her mom admit what was going on, Kris broke into giggles.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025

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