jape

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /d͡ʒeɪp/

Noun

jape (plural japes)

1. A joke or quip.
   • circa 1390 Geoffrey Chaucer, "The Pardoner's Tale" in The Canterbury Tales:

     "Thou bel ami, thou Pardoner," he said,

     "Tell us some mirth of japes right anon."

   • 1920, Jeffery Farnol, The Geste of Duke Jocelyn, Fytte 9:

     [H]e clapped hand to thigh, and laughed and laughed until the air rang again.

     "Oho, a jape—a jape indeed!" he roared.

2. A prank or trick.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:joke

Verb

jape (japes, present participle japing; past and past participle japed)

1. (intransitive) To jest; play tricks.

   Synonyms: joke, Thesaurus:jest

2. (transitive) To mock; deride.

   Synonyms: gibe, trick, befool, make fun of, razz, Thesaurus:mock

3. (obsolete) To have sexual intercourse with.

   Synonyms: coitize, go to bed with, sleep with, Thesaurus:copulate with

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