Jape (Noun)
Meaning
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- He came up with an excellent jape during his roast, targeting his old boss' tendency to dress outrageously for major business deals.
- Although known as the prankster in high school, a more severe act is sometimes disguised under what everyone usually described as the pupil's untroubled teenage jape.
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- I looked on totally powerless as they met my remark with mirthlessly un-accepting sneers at what I was saying which the young witted retorts took in turn to convert into some jape, and so once more I meekly felt myself beaten down into submissive reluctance.
- Their jokes and japes frequently gave the serious performances an added warmth and levity, but detracted little from the artistic value of the evening's music.