JEST


Meaning of JEST in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

A ~ is something that you say that is intended to be amusing. (FORMAL)

It was a ~ rather than a reproach...

= joke

N-COUNT

If you say something in ~, you do not mean it seriously, but want to be amusing.

Don’t say that, even in ~...

? seriously

PHRASE: PHR after v

2.

If you ~, you tell jokes or say amusing things. (FORMAL)

He enjoyed drinking and ~ing with his cronies...

= joke

VERB: V

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