Words with a similar base: jest

'jest'
[joke.n.01] as in: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter


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



'jest'
[jest.n.02] as in: activity characterized by good humor


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'jest'
[joke.v.01] as in: tell a joke; speak humorously


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He often jokes even when he appears serious


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'jest'
[joke.v.02] as in: act in a funny or teasing way


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jest (English)
└── geste (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── geste (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
└── gesta (Latin)


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