JEU D'ESPRIT


Meaning of JEU D'ESPRIT in English

ˌ ̷ ̷də̇ˈsprē noun

( plural jeux d'esprit )

Etymology: French, literally, play of the mind

: a play or piece of writing displaying cleverness or wit

senseless to ignore as a mistaken jeu d'esprit the labor that went into those parodies — Hugh Kenner

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