jape
Mischievous verbal barb
A jape is a joke or prank, often with a mischievous quality.
The word sounds archaic or deliberately playful: He dismissed the insult as a harmless jape.
To jape is to joke or jest.
The term appears more in British English and fantasy fiction than in everyday American speech.
Humorous statement seeking laughter
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- trickDeliberate deception
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- larkSongbird or escapade
antic · shenanigan · hoax · practical joke · tomfoolery · horseplay · monkeyshine · escapade
Brief, clever remark
- wisecrackFlippant clever remark
- bon motClever, memorable remark
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
- witticismClever, amusing remark
banter · wordplay · pun · one-liner · zinger · riposte · sally · crack
Playful, spirited activity
- gambolPlayful leaping about
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- larkSongbird or escapade
antics · mischievous · impish · prankish · waggish · sportive · jocular · whimsical
Insulting provocation
- jeerVocal expression of scorn
- gibeScornful teasing remark
- scoffMock with disdain
- sneerScornful expression
ridicule · derision · raillery · chaff · twit · razz · rib · needle
Satirical imitation
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- travestyAbsurd, degrading imitation
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
lampoon · send-up · mockery · irony · sarcasm · pastiche · sardonic humor · social commentary
joke
Humorous statement seeking laughter
lark · antic · shenanigan · hoax · practical joke · tomfoolery · horseplay · monkeyshine · escapade · mischief
quip
Brief, clever remark
witticism · banter · wordplay · pun · one-liner · zinger · riposte · sally · crack · clever remark
romp
Playful, spirited activity
lark · antics · mischievous · impish · prankish · waggish · sportive · jocular · whimsical · frolicsome
taunt
Insulting provocation
sneer · ridicule · derision · raillery · chaff · twit · razz · rib · needle · heckle
parody
Satirical imitation
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- travestyAbsurd, degrading imitation
spoof · lampoon · send-up · mockery · irony · sarcasm · pastiche · sardonic humor · social commentary · wit
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- jokesjokes, joke, puns, one-liners, pun
- mischiefmischief, hijinks, antics, pranks, antic
- prankspranks, prank calls, prank call, prank video, practical jokes
- teasingtease, teasing, rib, ribbing, josh
- witticismsquips, witticisms, witticism, bon mots, bon mot