jest.
An act performed for amusement; a joke.
Meaning & usage
An act performed for amusement; a joke.
I made that comment in jest; it wasn't serious.
Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.
A deed; an action; a gest.
A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English geste (“idle tale”), from Old French geste (“acts, exploits”), from Latin gesta (“acts, deeds”). Doublet of gest.
To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
Surely you jest!
Where this word comes from
From Middle English geste (“idle tale”), from Old French geste (“acts, exploits”), from Latin gesta (“acts, deeds”). Doublet of gest.
Pronunciation spelling of just.
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