japed English
Verb
(head)
(jape)
jape English
Noun
( en noun)
A joke or quip.
* , "The Pardoner's Tale" in The Canterbury Tales :
- "Thou bel ami, thou Pardoner," he said,
- "Tell us some mirth of japes right anon."
* 1920 , , The Geste of Duke Jocelyn , Fytte 9:
- [H]e clapped hand to thigh, and laughed and laughed until the air rang again.
- "Oho, a jape'—a ' jape indeed!" he roared.
Synonyms
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Derived terms
* (l)
Verb
( jap)
To jest; play tricks; joke.
* 1886 , , "To Sir John Manndeville" in Letters to Dead Authors :
- Now the Lond of Egypt longeth to the Soudan, yet the Soudan longeth not to the Lond of Egypt. And when I say this, I do jape with words, and may hap ye understond me not.
To mock; deride; gibe; trick; befool.
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