noun, verb
noun (old-fashioned or formal) something said or done to amuse people
SYNJOKE
IDIOMS
in jest as a joke:
The remark was made half in jest. * 'Many a true word is spoken in jest,' thought Rosie. (= people often say things as a joke that are actually true)
verb (formal or humorous) ~ (about sth) to say things that are not serious or true, especially in order to make sb laugh
SYNJOKE [V] Would I jest about such a thing? [also Vspeech]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for jest is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does jest appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — jest appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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