jest
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Pronunciation[change]
Noun[change]
- (countable) A jest is a joke or a prank, made in fun.
- It was only a jest, a piece of fun.
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- (transitive & intransitive) To jest is to joke or make fun of something.
- Don't jest about serious things.
- He jested about her, but it turned out he was really serious.
- He was just jesting.