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jape
noun
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
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d͡ʒeɪp
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noun
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
“He told a very funny joke”
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He told a very funny joke
He knows a million gags
Thanks for the laugh
He laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
Even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
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