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Jest

//d͡ʒɛst// adv, noun, verb

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Adverb
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of just. Shropshire, Southern-US, alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling

    "So I jest called out to know what was up, and found it was Miss Vanholte's cowboys, who had been forced into the store by them rascally ruffins."

Noun
  1. 1
    An act performed for amusement; a joke. archaic

    "I made that comment in jest; it wasn't serious."

  2. 2
    activity characterized by good humor wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke. archaic

    "Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court."

  4. 4
    a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter wordnet
  5. 5
    A deed; an action; a gest. obsolete

    "the jests or actions of princes"

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  1. 6
    A mask; a pageant; an interlude. obsolete

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

Verb
  1. 1
    To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.

    "Surely you jest!"

  2. 2
    act in a funny or teasing way wordnet
  3. 3
    tell a joke; speak humorously wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English geste (“idle tale”), from Old French geste (“acts, exploits”), from Latin gesta (“acts, deeds”). Doublet of gest.

Etymology 2

From Middle English geste (“idle tale”), from Old French geste (“acts, exploits”), from Latin gesta (“acts, deeds”). Doublet of gest.

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