v. i. | 1. | To jest; to play tricks; to jeer. |
v. t. | 1. | To mock; to trick. |
Noun | 1. | jape - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" |