v., japed, jap·ing, japes. v.intr.
To joke or quip.
v.tr.
To make sport of.
n.
A joke or quip.
[Middle English japen, probably from Old French japer, to yap, chatter, nag, of imitative origin.]
japer jap'er n.japery jap'er·y n.
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