transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjest ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English geste idle tale, story in verse, from Anglo-French, deed, action, narrative, from Latin gesta deeds, from neuter plural of gestus, past participle of gerere to bear, wage
Date: circa 1548
1. : an utterance (as a jeer or quip) intended to be taken as mockery or humor
2.
a. : prank
b. : a ludicrous circumstance or incident
3.
a. : a frivolous mood or manner
spoken in jest
b. : gaiety and merriment
4. : laughingstock
Synonyms: see fun
• jest verb