JAPE


Meaning of JAPE in English

/ dʒeɪp; NAmE / noun

( old-fashioned , BrE ) a trick or joke that is played on sb

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : apparently combining the form of Old French japer to yelp, yap with the sense of Old French gaber to mock.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.