DROLL

I. adjective Etymology: French drôle, from drôle scamp, from Middle French ~e, from Middle Dutch, imp Date: 1623 having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality , ~ness noun ~y adverb II. noun Date: circa 1645 an amusing person ; jester , comedian , III. intransitive verb Date: 1654 to make fun ; jest , sport