japes
Mischievous little stunts
Japes are playful tricks or jokes, typically harmless and good-natured.
The word has an old-fashioned or literary flavor, often appearing in fantasy novels or period pieces: The court jester entertained with japes and riddles.
To jape is to joke or jest.
In modern usage, japes usually suggests lighthearted mischief rather than mean-spirited pranks.
Deliberate deception for effect
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- trickDeliberate deception
high jinks · tomfoolery · shenanigans · monkeyshines · skylarking · lark · escapade · practical joke
Humorous statement seeking laughter
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- drolleryWhimsical, understated humor
- facetiousnessHumorous levity, often inappropriate
satire · parody · lampoon · burlesque · send-up · caricature · comic relief · absurdity
Brief, clever remark
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
- wisecrackFlippant clever remark
- retortQuick, cutting reply
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
ribbing · joshing · raillery · badinage · persiflage · pleasantry · sally · chaff
Playful mischievous quality
- naughtinessMinor improper conduct
- devilryWicked or mischievous conduct
- roguishnessPlayfully mischievous character
- rascalityDishonest or mischievous conduct
troublemaking · prankishness · waggishness · puckishness · knavery · sportiveness · friskiness · pixie
Vocal expression of amusement
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- mirthAmusement with laughter
- hilarityExtreme amusement, often shared
- levityLack of seriousness
gaiety · jollity · fun · frolic · revelry · lightheartedness · cheerfulness · rollicking
hoax
Deliberate deception for effect
trick · high jinks · tomfoolery · shenanigans · monkeyshines · skylarking · lark · escapade · practical joke · put-on
joke
Humorous statement seeking laughter
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- drolleryWhimsical, understated humor
facetiousness · satire · parody · lampoon · burlesque · send-up · caricature · comic relief · absurdity · gag
quip
Brief, clever remark
teasing · ribbing · joshing · raillery · badinage · persiflage · pleasantry · sally · chaff · wordplay
impishness
Playful mischievous quality
- naughtinessMinor improper conduct
- devilryWicked or mischievous conduct
- roguishnessPlayfully mischievous character
rascality · troublemaking · prankishness · waggishness · puckishness · knavery · sportiveness · friskiness · pixie · trickster
laughter
Vocal expression of amusement
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- mirthAmusement with laughter
- hilarityExtreme amusement, often shared
levity · gaiety · jollity · fun · frolic · revelry · lightheartedness · cheerfulness · rollicking · joviality
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- tomfoolerysilliness, foolery, clownery, clownishness, goofing off
- anticshijinks, shenanigans, pranks, mischief, tomfoolery
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- jestersfool, court fool, buffoon, clown, motley
japessolemnities
Serious ceremonial observances
lamentations · dirges · tragedies · gravitas · elegies
japesheartfelt words