JAPE


Meaning of JAPE in English

■ noun a practical joke.

■ verb say or do something in jest or mockery.

Derivatives

~ry noun

Origin

ME: appar. combining the form of OFr. ~r 'to yelp, yap' with the sense of OFr. gaber 'to mock'.

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