in jest

idiom

formal + old-fashioned

: as a joke

I didn't mean to upset you; I only said it in jest.

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Also, the expression is used at times in jest, while on other occasions it is intended as the most serious of forewarnings. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 His remark, made in jest to high school students, led to international headlines and generated chatter on social media about pineapple as a pizza topping. —

Peter Burke, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025 But Rivers’ comment, while made in jest, came during a season in which the Knicks began Sunday ranked dead last among NBA teams in bench scoring (19.9 points per game) and rebounding (9.8 per game) while getting the fewest minutes out of their reserves. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025 Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who attended the Friday dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, said Trump’s comments were in jest. —

Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in jest