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   jape

   /dʒeɪp/

   noun

   • 1. a practical joke: "the childish jape of depositing a stink bomb in her locker"

   verb

   • 1. say or do something in jest or mockery.

   Word Origin Middle English: apparently combining the form of Old French japer ‘to yelp, yap’ with the sense of Old French gaber ‘to mock’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. japery noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   What does Jape mean?

   • 玩笑, 恶作剧… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! JAPE definition: 1. an activity done to make someone laugh or to trick someone: 2. an activity done to make someone…. Learn more.

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   What does Jape mean in a sentence?

   • Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of JAPE is to say or do something jokingly or mockingly. How to use jape in a sentence. Did you know?

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   What does Jape do?

   • The journal continues to foster debates about the interactions between capital, labour, ecology and the state, particularly in the Australian context. JAPE publishes two issues each year, which are either ‘theme’ issues on a particular topic or ‘general’ issues containing articles on a range of topics.

   Journal of Australian Political Economy (JAPE)

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   What is a funny Jape?

   • A jape is a silly trick that you play on someone which is quite funny and which does not really involve upsetting them. Cue an eccentric supporting cast and some hilarious japes. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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   What does Jolly Jape mean?

   • A jolly enough jape, if you can take the digressions and unrelenting archness. This is no time for a jolly jape, a ruffle of the hair and a 'cripes'. 2 meanings: 1. a jest or joke 2. to joke or jest (about).... Click for more definitions.

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   Is a jape a joke?

   • A jape is a joke. The highlight of your family get-togethers might be your funny uncle's japes. You can tell a jape, or play a jape — or a practical joke — on someone. An older sister might tell her little brother, "I'm not interested in your silly childish japes " when he shows her his whoopie cushion, for example.

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   A jape is an old-fashioned or humorous word for an activity done to make someone laugh or to trick someone. Learn how to use it in sentences, compare it with other words and see translations in different languages.

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     JAPE meaning: 1. an activity done to make someone laugh or...

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     JAPE translate: 玩笑;惡作劇. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     JEST definition: 1. something that is said or done in order...

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   Jape can be a verb meaning to joke or mock, or a noun meaning a joke or a humorous production. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and history of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Jape definition: to jest; joke; gibe.. See examples of JAPE used in a sentence.

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   A jape is a silly trick that you play on someone which is quite funny and which does not really involve upsetting them. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, examples and usage of jape in British and American English.

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   noun. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter. “even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point”. synonyms: gag, jest, joke, laugh. see more.

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   JAPE is a word that can mean to joke, jest, play tricks, mock, or fool. It can also be a noun for a joke or a trick. Learn how to use it in different contexts and languages with Collins Dictionary.