jests
Says in fun
Jests are jokes or playful remarks, often witty or teasing: He made a few jests at his own expense.
The word sounds slightly old-fashioned or literary.
To jest is to joke or speak in fun rather than earnest: Surely you jest.
In jest means as a joke, not seriously: I said it in jest, but she took offense.
Quick, clever conversation
- quipsBrief witty remarks
- wisecrackFlippant clever remark
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
raillery · badinage · chitchat · gab · exchange · backchat · chinwag · persiflage
Humorous statement seeking laughter
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
- witticismClever, amusing remark
- quipBrief, clever remark
one-liner · anecdote · pun · jape · bon mot · zinger · crack · rib-tickler
Playful trick on someone
- larkSongbird or escapade
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- anticLudicrous or playful act
- trickDeliberate deception
tomfoolery · shenanigan · horseplay · mischief · hijinks · foolery · romp · skylarking
Mental quickness and skill
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- punsJokes using sound similarities
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- epigramPithy, memorable saying
aphorism · repartee · double entendre · innuendo · satirical · drollery · facetiousness · waggishness
repartee
Quick, clever conversation
ribbing · raillery · badinage · chitchat · gab · exchange · backchat · chinwag · persiflage · joshing
joke
Humorous statement seeking laughter
quip · one-liner · anecdote · pun · jape · bon mot · zinger · crack · rib-tickler · funny
prank
Playful trick on someone
trick · tomfoolery · shenanigan · horseplay · mischief · hijinks · foolery · romp · skylarking · clowning
cleverness
Mental quickness and skill
epigram · aphorism · repartee · double entendre · innuendo · satirical · drollery · facetiousness · waggishness · sardonic
taunt
Insulting provocation
ridicule · scorn · derision · sarcasm · barb · dig · jab · put-down · heckling · razzing
jeststruths
Accurate statements about reality
heartfelt words · confessions · testimonies · solemn vows · straight talk
- court jestersRoyal entertainers in caps
- in jestIn a joking manner
- said in jest
- jester hatCourt entertainer's headpiece
- medieval jestersRoyal household comedians
- Infinite JestLimitless source of amusement