jests
Pronunciation:
/dʒɛsts/noun
Definitions
An act performed for amusement; a joke.
Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
Example: Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.
A deed; an action; a gest.
A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
verb
Definitions
To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
Example: Surely you jest!