jest

jest  (jst)

n.

1. A playful or amusing act; a prank. See Synonyms at joke.

2. A frolicsome or frivolous mood: spoken in jest.

3. An object of ridicule; a laughingstock.

4. A witty remark.

v. jest·ed, jest·ing, jests

v.intr.

1. To act or speak playfully.

2. To make witty remarks.

3. To utter scoffs; gibe.

v.tr.

To make fun of; ridicule.

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[Middle English geste, tale, from Old French, from Latin gesta, deeds, from neuter pl. past participle of gerere, to perform.]

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jesting·ly adv.

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jest [dʒɛst]

n

1. something done or said for amusement; joke

2. a frivolous mood or attitude; playfulness; fun to act in jest

3. a jeer or taunt

4. an object of derision; laughing stock; butt

vb

1. to act or speak in an amusing, teasing, or frivolous way; joke

2. to make fun of (a person or thing); scoff or mock

[variant of gest]

jestful  adj

jesting  adj & n

jestingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jest - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" gag, jape, joke, laugh humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter gag line, punch line, tag line, laugh line - the point of a joke or humorous story howler, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow, belly laugh, riot, scream - a joke that seems extremely funny blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story - an indelicate joke ethnic joke - a joke at the expense of some ethnic group funny, funny remark, funny story, good story - an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny" in-joke - a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people one-liner - a one-line joke shaggy dog story - a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness sick joke - a joke in bad taste sight gag, visual joke - a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie)
	2.	jest - activity characterized by good humor joke, jocularity diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" drollery, waggery - a quaint and amusing jest leg-pull, leg-pulling - as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true pleasantry - an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"
Verb	1.	jest - tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious" joke communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" quip, gag - make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" fool around, horse around, arse around, fool - indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" pun - make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning" blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, rib - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
	2.	jest - act in a funny or teasing way joke behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" antic, clown, clown around - act as or like a clown

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jest

noun

joke, play, crack (slang), sally, gag (informal), quip, josh (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), banter, hoax, prank, wisecrack (informal), pleasantry, witticism, jape, bon mot It was a jest rather than a reproach.

verb

joke, kid (informal), mock, tease, sneer, jeer, quip, josh (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), scoff, banter, deride, chaff, gibe He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies.

in jest as a joke, tongue in cheek, jokingly, for a laugh, in fun, flippantly, facetiously, light-heartedly, as humour, as a tease Many a true word spoken in jest.

Quotations
"a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]

Proverbs
"Many a truth lie in jest"

Translations

jest [dʒest]

A. N → guasa f, broma f
in jest → en broma, de guasa

B. VI → bromear, estar de guasa
he was only jesting → lo dijo en broma nada más, sólo estaba de guasa

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jest [ˈdʒɛst]

n (= joke) → plaisanterie f
in jest → en plaisantant
to say sth in jest → dire qch en plaisantant

vi (= joke) → plaisanter

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jest

n (no pl) (= fun) → Spaß m, (Aus also) → Spass m; (= joke also) → Scherz m, → Witz m; in jest → im Spaß

vi → scherzen, spaßen; you jest, sir! (old) → Sie belieben zu scherzen, mein Herr! (old); to jest with somebody → mit jdm spaßen; to jest about something → über etw (acc) → Scherze or Witze machen

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jest [dʒɛst]

1. n → scherzo, facezia
in jest → per scherzo

2. vi → scherzare

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jest [dʒɛst]

1. n → scherzo, facezia
in jest → per scherzo

2. vi → scherzare

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jest

n jest [dʒest]

a joke; something done or said to cause amusement. skerts مُزاح، دُعابَه смешка žert vittighed; morsomhed der Scherz αστείο, πλάκα broma nali لطیفه؛ بذله pila plaisanterie בְּדִיחָה मजाक šala tréfa kelakar spaug, brandari burla, scherzo 冗談 농담, 익살 juokas, pokštas joks jenaka scherts spøk, vits żart graça glumă шутка žart, vtip šala šala skämt, lustighet การพูดตลก şaka 玩笑，俏皮話 жарт; дотеп مذاق، دل لگی lời nói đùa 玩笑，俏皮话

v

to joke. skerts يَمْزَح، يَسْخَر من шегувам се žertovat spøge; lave sjov scherzen αστειεύομαι bromear naljatama شوخی کردن؛ لودگی کردن pilailla plaisanter לְהִתלוֹצֵץ हसी उड़ाना šaliti se tréfa bergurau spauga, grínast scherzare 冗談をとばす 농담하다 juokauti jokot bergurau schertsen spøke żartować gracejar a glumi шутить žartovať šaliti se šaliti se skämta, skoja, gyckla พูดตลก şaka yapmak 開玩笑 жартувати; кепкувати مذاق کرنا nói đùa 开玩笑

n jester

in former times, a man employed in the courts of kings, nobles etc to amuse them with jokes etc. skertser مُهَرِّج، مَزّاح، بَهْلول шут šašek hofnar; nar der Hofnarr γελωτοποιός bufón kojanarr دلقک hovinarri bouffon לֵיצָן הֶחָצֵר मसखरा šaljivčina udvari bolond badut hirðfífl buffone, giullare 道化師 (중세의 왕후, 귀족이 거느린) 어릿광대 juokdarys āksts; jokdaris pelawak hofnar hoffnarr trefniś bobo bufon шут šašo dvorni norec dvorska luda gycklare, hovnarr ตัวตลก soytarı 弄臣 блазень مسخرہ anh hề 弄臣

in jest

as a joke; not seriously speaking in jest. skertsend على سَبيل المُزاح на майтап v legraci i spøg; for sjov im Spaß στ' αστεία en broma naljaviluks به شوخی؛ برای مضاح piloillaan pour rire בִּצחוֹק मजाक में u šali tréfából untuk bergurau í gríni per scherzo 冗談に 농담으로 juokais pa jokam secara bergurau schertsend for å være morsom, som en vits żartem por graça în glumă в шутку zo žartu za šalo u šali på skämt (skoj) ตลก; ไม่จริงจัง şaka olarak, şakadan 開玩笑地 жартома مذاق میں đùa 开玩笑地