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- [jeyp]
- /dʒeɪp/
- /dʒeɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jeyp]
- /dʒeɪp/
Definitions of jape word
- verb without object jape to jest; joke; gibe. 1
- verb with object jape to mock or make fun of. 1
- noun jape a joke; jest; quip. 1
- noun jape a trick or practical joke. 1
- noun jape A practical joke. 1
- noun jape prank, joke 1
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Origin of jape
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English japen, perhaps < Old French jap(p)er to bark, of imitative orig.
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Parts of speech for Jape
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jape popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for jape
noun jape
- jest — a joke or witty remark; witticism.
- prank — a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
- trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
- joke — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
verb jape
- mess around — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- fool around — a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- make mischief — cause trouble
- josh — a male given name, form of Joshua.
- set up — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
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