jape

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.

noun

Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement: gag, jest, joke, quip, witticism. Informal funny, gag. Slang ha-ha. See laughter.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a humorous anecdote or remark
  Synonyms: joke, gag, laugh, jest, yak, wheeze

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - grov spøg
v. intr. - lave sjov
v. tr. - lave sjov med, gøre nar af, håne

Nederlands (Dutch)
poets, iemand beetnemen (figuurlijk)

Français (French)
n. - farce, tour, blague
v. intr. - faire des plaisanteries
v. tr. - faire des plaisanteries

Deutsch (German)
n. - Scherz
v. - scherzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καλαμπούρι, χωρατό, πλάκα
v. - αστεϊζομαι, καλαμπουρίζω, χωρατεύω

Italiano (Italian)
scherzo, scherzare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - piada (f), gozação (f)
v. - gozar de

Русский (Russian)
розыгрыш, разыгрывать кого-л.

Español (Spanish)
n. - burla, broma, broma pesada, truco, mofa
v. intr. - burlarse, bromear, mofarse
v. tr. - engañar, ridiculizar, mofar, burlarse de

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skoj, skämt
v. - skoja, skämta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
玩笑, 嘲弄, 开玩笑, 嘲弄人, 说笑话

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 玩笑, 嘲弄
v. intr. - 開玩笑, 嘲弄人, 說笑話
v. tr. - 嘲弄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 놀림 , 농담
v. intr. - 농담하다
v. tr. - ~을 놀리다, 속이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 冗談を言う
n. - 冗談, いたずら

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نكته (فعل) نكت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מתיחה, בדיחה‬
v. intr. - ‮ביצע מתיחה‬
v. tr. - ‮שם לצחוק את‬

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