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

A joke is a short story or ironic depiction of a situation communicated with the intent of being humorous. It can also be used a slang term for a person who is not taken seriously by others in general or is known as being a failure. A practical joke or prank differs from a spoken one in that the the major component of the humor is physical rather than verbal (for example placing salt in the sugar bowl).
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Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) joke, gag, laugh, jape
(hypernym) wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
(hyponym) belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot
(part-meronym) punch line, laugh line, gag line, tag line
(derivation) joke
2. activity characterized by good humor
(synonym) joke, jocularity
(hypernym) diversion, recreation
(hyponym) drollery, waggery
(derivation) joke
Verb
1. tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
(synonym) joke
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) gag, quip
(see-also) ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun
(derivation) joke, jocularity
2. act in a funny or teasing way
(synonym) joke
(hypernym) act, behave, do
(hyponym) clown, clown around, antic
(derivation) joke, jocularity

n. gesture, gesticulation, sign

(v. i.)
To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a mask or interlude.
  

(v. i.)
To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.
  

(v. i.)
The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
  

(n.)
Something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase. See Synonyms under Jest, v. i.
  

(n.)
A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
  

(n.)
A deed; an action; a gest.