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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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