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Meaning
Noun
●
In Comedy:
An
act
performed
for
amusement
; a joke.
●
Someone
or something
that is
ridiculed
; the
target
of a joke.
●
A
deed
; an
action
; a gest.
●
A
mask
; a
pageant
; an interlude.
Verb
●
To
tell
a
joke
; to
talk
in a
playful
manner
; to
make fun of
something or someone.
Adv
●
In African-American Vernacular English & Southern US English:
Alternative
spelling
of just
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
jest
English
geste
Middle English (1100-1500)
geste
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
gesta
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Prank
Gag
Laughingstock
Banter
Crack
Wisecrack
Witticism
Kid
Mock
Tease
Joke
Jest
Gleek
Just
Related
Vain
Sarcasm
Jocular
Snark
Sarcastically
Earnest
Quip
Satire
Snigger
Sarcastic
Exasperation
Disbelief
Retort
Chuckle
Hyperbole
Facetiously
Guffaw
Haste
Jape
Misunderstand
Simpleton
Revenge
Joking
Good Humour
Good Humor
Good Faith
Real Life
Mixed Company
Bad Faith
Rhetorical Question
Tongue In Cheek
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Rhymes
Est
West
Rest
Vest
Hest
Pest
Jest
Best
Fest
Lest
Best
Zest
Test
Nest
Prest
Guest
Brest
Quest
Blest
Crest
Chest
Wrest
Unrest
Digest
Invest
Divest
Arrest
Breast
Attest
Infest
Blessed
Contest
Celeste
AnapæSt
Abreast
Dressed
Request
Protest
Suggest
Confest
Guessed
Greatest
Stressed
Possessed
Addressed
Expressed
Oppressed
Impressed
Professed
Distressed
Suppressed
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