Synonyms:
joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape
Meaning: 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"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
joke, jest
Meaning: tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
Usage examples
You jest wait."
Let those jest who will.
"Jest foller this Old Trail.
Dimly implying some sort of jest
No subject here for flippant jest.
"My lord prince did but jest, as did we all.
"You can believe me or not, jest as you like.
It's jest the old Wabash rollin' up the echoes.
"She says you are playing some jest, she will not come."
"Is it jest; or earnest?" asked Lottie, appealing to Harold.