jape (Meaning)
jape (n)
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
jape (v. i.)
To jest; to play tricks; to jeer.
jape (v. t.)
To mock; to trick.
Synonyms & Antonyms of jape
Synonyms:
- wisecracking
- antic
- buffoonery
- mock
- kidding
- comedy
- drollness
- wit
- nifty
- caricature
- repartee
- wordplay
- humorousness
- thigh-slapper
- persiflage
- riot
- caper
- facetiousness
- burlesque
- panic
- knee-slapper
- crack
- practical joke
- boffola
- leg-pull
- monkeyshine(s)
- hilariousness
- mockery
- banter
- trick
- raillery
- humor
- put-on
- funniness
- funning
- lampoon
- riff
FAQs About the word jape
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughterTo jest; to play tricks; to jeer., To mock; to trick.
joke, laugh, joking, prank, rib, drollery, sally, giggle, scream, yock
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The court jester's jape made the king laugh until he cried.
The prankster's jape was so elaborate that it took days to set up.
The joke was nothing more than a harmless jape, but it made the whole office laugh.
The child's jape of hiding his sister's shoes was meant to be funny, but it only made her angry.
