Jest

Definitions

1. An act performed for amusement; a joke.
   archaic
2. Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
   archaic
3. A deed; an action; a gest.
   obsolete
4. A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
   obsolete

Equivalents

28 more languages

العربيةالدّعابةلطيفةمزح

Българскишега́

Bosanskiblagopilaшала

Češtinalegracešprýmvtipvtipkovatžertžertovat+ 3 more

Ελληνικάπειράζω

Esperantoblagoserĉiserĉo

فارسیشوخی

Suomikokkapuhenaljanaurunaihepilapilantekopilapuhevitsaillavitsi+ 5 more

Gàidhligfealla-dhà

Galegobrinquetabromaxogoxoguete+ 1 more

हिन्दीपरिहाससैरहँसीहास्य+ 1 more

Hrvatskiblagopilaшала

Magyartréfa

Bahasa Indonesiamop

Italianoaffabularearguziabarzellettabattutaceliafaceziaoggetto di schernoscherzarescherzozimbello+ 7 more

日本語諢

ქართულისასაცილოხუმრობა

Қазақ тіліажуаәжуа

한국어농담

Kurdîpila

Latinafacetiaiocatioiocorioculoriocuslususrisus+ 4 more

Latviešujoks

Македонскишега

پښتوټوکه

Portuguêsgracejargracejopiada

Русскийнасмешкаостротапосмешищешутить+ 1 more

Српскиblagopilaшала

Svenskadrivagyckelgycklaskämtaskoja+ 2 more

Examples

“I made that comment⟳ in jest; it wasn't serious.”

“Alas poore Yorick, I knew him Horatio, a fellow of infinite Ieſt; […]”

“Your majesty, stop⟳ him before he makes you the jest of the court.”

“Why then make⟳ ſport at me, then let⟳ me be your ieſt, / I deſerue it[…]”

“the jests or actions of princes”

“He promised us, in honour of our guest, / To grace our banquet with some pompous jest.”

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