Synonyms of japes

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noun

plural of jape

as in jokes

something said or done to cause laughter

by the standards of today's no-holds-barred satire, Will Rogers' homespun japes about politicians seem awfully gentle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jokes
• laughs
• gags
• giggles
• witticisms
• wisecracks
• pranks
• jests
• one-liners
• sallies
• yucks
• funnies
• quips
• yuks
• pleasantries
• joshes
• yaks
• screams
• ribs
• drolleries
• yocks
• boffs
• antics
• parodies
• waggeries
• comedies
• boffos
• tricks
• buffooneries
• riots
• cracks
• nifties
• capers
• burlesques
• humors
• panics
• monkeyshines
• boffolas
• banters
• knee-slappers
• wits
• repartees
• practical jokes
• riffs
• lampoons
• mockeries
• caricatures
• mocks
• leg-pulls
• wordplays
• put-ons
• railleries
• thigh-slappers
• persiflages

japes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jape

as in jests

to make jokes

the characters in Oscar Wilde's plays jape with a readiness and sophistication that is rarely, if ever, encountered in real life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jokes
• jests
• quips
• banters
• wisecracks
• fools
• yucks
• yuks
• kids
• jollies
• gags
• funs
• gibes
• jibes
• chaffs
• jives
• joshes
• jeers
• amuses
• teases
• parodies
• cracks wise
• ridicules
• ribs
• rags
• caricatures
• mocks
• lampoons
• hazes
• razzes
• satirizes
• entertains
• rallies
• diverts