jest
/dʒɛst/
noun
- A joke or something said to be funny, not serious.
- She laughed at his jest about the weather.
- His comment was meant as a jest, not an insult.
- The king enjoyed a good jest from his court jester.
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verb
- To speak or act in a joking way; to say something not meant seriously.
- They jested about the long meeting to lighten the mood.
- Don't take it to heart; she jests all the time.
- He was only jesting when he said he would quit his job.
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