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Word: Jape
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: apparently combining the form of Old French japer ‘to yelp, yap’ with the sense of Old French gaber ‘to mock’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒeɪp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a practical joke
Short Definition:practical joke
Examples:- the childish jape of depositing a stink bomb in her locker
Word: Jape
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒeɪp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
say or do something in jest or mockery.
Short Definition:say or do something in jest or mockery
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