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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024jest /dʒɛst/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] a joke or witty remark.
- sport or fun:[uncountable]to speak half in jest, half in earnest.
v. [no object] - to speak in a joking or playfully teasing way.
jest•ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jest ( jest),USA pronunciation n. - a joke or witty remark;
witticism. - a bantering remark;
a piece of good-natured ridicule;
taunt. - sport or fun:to speak half in jest, half in earnest.
- the object of laughter, sport, or mockery;
laughing-stock. - [Obs.]an exploit. Cf. gest.
v.i. - to speak in a playful, humorous, or facetious way;
joke. - to speak or act in mere sport, rather than in earnest;
trifle (often fol. by with):Please don't jest with me. - to utter derisive speeches;
gibe or scoff.
v.t. - to deride or joke at;
banter.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; variant spelling, spelled of gest
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged quip. See joke.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged jape, gibe.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged butt.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jest /dʒɛst/ n - something done or said for amusement; joke
- a frivolous mood or attitude; playfulness; fun: to act in jest
- a jeer or taunt
- an object of derision; laughing stock; butt
vb - to act or speak in an amusing, teasing, or frivolous way; joke
- to make fun of (a person or thing); scoff or mock
Etymology: 13th Century: variant of gestˈjesting adj , n ˈjestingly adv |