jest
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
jests
plural
jests
Britannica Dictionary definition of JEST
formal + old-fashioned
:
something said or done to cause laughter
:
joke
[count]
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It was a harmless jest.
[noncount]
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I didn't mean to upset you; I only said it in jest. [=I was only joking]
2
jest
/ˈʤɛst/
verb
jests;
jested;
jesting
2
jest
/ˈʤɛst/
verb
jests;
jested;
jesting
Britannica Dictionary definition of JEST
[no object]
formal + old-fashioned
:
to say things that are meant to cause laughter
:
joke
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You voted for him? Surely you jest. [=you must be joking]
