معنی کلمه jest

v. ==> joke, speak or act in a facetious manner; jeer, taunt, mock, scoff

n. ==> joke, witticism; jeering or mocking remark; sport, fun; laughing-stock, subject of a joke or mockery

nobody laughed at his jests

are you jesting or are you speaking seriously?

it is no place for jests when sb is in desperate need of help.

in iran doing jest is pervasive.

a thing said or done for amusement; a joke.

synonyms: joke, witticism, funny remark, gag, quip, sally, pun, crack, wisecrack, one-liner

Make fun of

He couldn't really recognize that was no situation of any of those jests and that is why everybody was driven nuts.

Jesting to others in an inappropriate time and situation is denounced by the teacher!

please, don`t jest me. this is very bad

something you say that is intended to be funny, not serious = joke

to say things that you do not really mean in order to amuse people

a nimble jest = شوخى که بزرنگى يا زيرکى درست شده باشد

to break a jest = مزه انداختن ،شوخى کردن

i wish he would stop thinking his jests are really funny!

very jest is not good.

Surely you jest.

True word spoken in jest.

The funniest jest in the world.

If this be jest, It is too.

sometimes, of course, jest is not bad.

noun jests were bandied about freely: JOKE, witticism, funny remark, gag, quip, sally, pun;

surely you are jesting: JOKE, quip, gag, pun; tell jokes, crack jokes;

she feared that they had not been jesting: FOOL (ABOUT/AROUND), play a practical joke, tease; informal kid, have someone on, pull someone's leg;

in jest IN FUN, as a joke, tongue in cheek, playfully, jokingly, light-heartedly, facetiously, flippantly, frivolously, for a laugh.