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Jape vs Japester - What's the difference?

jape | japester |

As nouns the difference between jape and japester

is that jape is a joke or quip while japester is one who japes; a jester or prankster.

As a verb jape

is to jest; play tricks; joke.

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

    * See

    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.

    • japester

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who japes; a jester or prankster.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 30, author=Jonathan Lethem, title=Eyes Wide Open, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Moore is an equal-opportunity japester : heroes and villains both crack wise with Chandleresque vivacity, so you can’t use cleverness as a moral index. }}