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jape

/dʒeɪp/
noun
  1. A joke or playful trick.
    • The comedian's jape about modern technology got a big laugh from the audience.
    • It was just a harmless jape, not meant to hurt anyone's feelings.
    • His little jape of hiding my keys made me laugh once I found them.
Synonyms
jokeprankjestgag
verb
  1. To joke or play a trick on someone.
    • Don't take it seriously; they're just japing around.
    • The children loved to jape with each other during recess.
    • He would often jape his friends by pretending to forget their names.
Synonyms
tease
Antonyms
mock