Noun

  1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; “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”
    • Synonyms
      • joke
      • gag
      • laugh
      • jest
    • Less specific
      • wit
      • humor
      • humour
      • witticism
      • wittiness
    • More specific
      • belly laugh
      • sidesplitter
      • howler
      • thigh-slapper
      • scream
      • wow
      • riot
      • dirty joke
      • dirty story
      • blue joke
      • blue story
      • ethnic joke
      • funny story
      • good story
      • funny remark
      • funny
      • in-joke
      • one-liner
      • shaggy dog story
      • sick joke
      • sight gag
      • visual joke
    • Parts
      • punch line
      • laugh line
      • gag line
      • tag line
    • Related
      • joke
      • jest
      • joke
      • jest
      • laugh
      • express joy
      • express mirth
      • gagman
      • gagster
      • gagwriter
      • gag
      • quip
      • jesting
      • jocose
      • jocular
      • joking
      • joker
      • jokester
      • joke
      • jest
      • joke
      • jest
  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

Origin

Middle English : apparently combining the form of Old French japer to yelp, yap with the sense of Old French gaber to mock