Examples: he told a very funny joke he knows a million gags thanks for the laugh he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
Examples: He often jokes even when he appears serious
jest (English)└── geste (Middle English (1100-1500)) └── geste (Old French (842-ca. 1400)) └── gesta (Latin)
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