Jest
noun
A thing said or done for amusement; a joke.
He made a jest about the situation.
Often appears as...
- jest about
- jest at
verb
To speak or act in a playful or joking way.
They jest about their holiday mishaps.
Often appears as...
- jest about
- jest with
noun
A practical joke.
The whole event was just a jest.
Often appears as...
- jest in
- jest of
verb
To make fun of someone in a gentle way.
She jested him about his love for coffee.
Often appears as...
- jest about
- jest with
noun
A thing said or done for amusement; a joke.
He made a jest about the situation.
Often appears as...
- jest about
- jest at
verb
To speak or act in a playful or joking way.
They jest about their holiday mishaps.
Often appears as...
- jest about
- jest with
noun
A practical joke.
The whole event was just a jest.
Often appears as...
- jest in
- jest of
verb
To make fun of someone in a gentle way.
She jested him about his love for coffee.
Often appears as...
- jest about
- jest with
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Light Amusement
Used for gentle humor, not to cause offence or hurt.
Her comment about his cooking was in jest.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Situations
Frequent in social settings to lighten the mood or bond with others.
At the reunion, they shared many a jest and laughed.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Obvious
Be aware that jests may not be clear to everyone; cultural differences can cause misunderstandings.
He thought they were serious, but they were speaking in jest.
Pro Tip 1/3Light Amusement
Used for gentle humor, not to cause offence or hurt.
Her comment about his cooking was in jest.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Situations
Frequent in social settings to lighten the mood or bond with others.
At the reunion, they shared many a jest and laughed.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Obvious
Be aware that jests may not be clear to everyone; cultural differences can cause misunderstandings.
He thought they were serious, but they were speaking in jest.
Pro Tip 1/3Light Amusement
Used for gentle humor, not to cause offence or hurt.
Her comment about his cooking was in jest.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Situations
Frequent in social settings to lighten the mood or bond with others.
At the reunion, they shared many a jest and laughed.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Obvious
Be aware that jests may not be clear to everyone; cultural differences can cause misunderstandings.
He thought they were serious, but they were speaking in jest.
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It takes a community to...
that I could potentially be a terrorist spy. And whether this statement was made in jest, conjecture or just plain ignorance, the statement really hurt. It was also a side reminder that some people are going to judge me and see me as dangerous without even knowing me. Christians around the table shared they were there to protect
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Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
wants to start moving now she's definitely full of energy full of beans you would say and I've no doubt that they'll be on the move shortly probably in search of some water she's extras behind this bush said we won't get her if you jest there in the darkness behind the bush and we won't get her no she's
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Poetry makes people...
trees are real hit with middle school boys I can tell you that and yes it is certainly silly and perhaps even a little bit vulgar and although I usually mean it in mild jest it's also pretty helpful for me whenever I travel to schools and colleges to perform and teach spoken word poetry I always meet
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Storytellers Summit Day...
jest but people came I was an intern it was a multicultural Alliance that came out to help you and many of your peers here who were just outraged by the fact that you who have done so much for art for your community for education simply
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Gaboon Adder vs. Rat PIPE...
bitten for nothing your venom has already started the eating process by jesting morass tissues from the inside out now here's where you stand out in the pantheon of snake de as you ingest your booty you reveal the most
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Eunuchs PIPE National...
family she's partly supported by her two disciples Nargis and Sonam we don't have any child of our own so these are our children the trio scouts the streets can be seen for work and jesting with potential customers
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Gaboon Adder vs. Rat PIPE...
your meal is completely inert I mean what's the point of getting bitten for nothing your venom has already started the eating process by jesting the wrasse tissues from the inside out now here's
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Gaboon Adder vs. Rat PIPE...
jesting the rats tissues from the inside out now here's where you stand out in the pantheon of snake t'en as you ingest your booty you reveal the most impressive bags of any snake in the world
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John Wesley Powell: From...
guests are bandied about freely among them and yet to me the jests are ghastly and the cheer is somber even I the
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Peek Inside the Strange,...
at an end he has found a female so has another to win her they must jest
Video examples
It takes a community to...
that I could potentially be a terrorist spy. And whether this statement was made in jest, conjecture or just plain ignorance, the statement really hurt. It was also a side reminder that some people are going to judge me and see me as dangerous without even knowing me. Christians around the table shared they were there to protect
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
wants to start moving now she's definitely full of energy full of beans you would say and I've no doubt that they'll be on the move shortly probably in search of some water she's extras behind this bush said we won't get her if you jest there in the darkness behind the bush and we won't get her no she's
Video examples
Poetry makes people...
trees are real hit with middle school boys I can tell you that and yes it is certainly silly and perhaps even a little bit vulgar and although I usually mean it in mild jest it's also pretty helpful for me whenever I travel to schools and colleges to perform and teach spoken word poetry I always meet
Video examples
Storytellers Summit Day...
jest but people came I was an intern it was a multicultural Alliance that came out to help you and many of your peers here who were just outraged by the fact that you who have done so much for art for your community for education simply
Video examples
Gaboon Adder vs. Rat PIPE...
bitten for nothing your venom has already started the eating process by jesting morass tissues from the inside out now here's where you stand out in the pantheon of snake de as you ingest your booty you reveal the most
Video examples
Eunuchs PIPE National...
family she's partly supported by her two disciples Nargis and Sonam we don't have any child of our own so these are our children the trio scouts the streets can be seen for work and jesting with potential customers
Video examples
Gaboon Adder vs. Rat PIPE...
your meal is completely inert I mean what's the point of getting bitten for nothing your venom has already started the eating process by jesting the wrasse tissues from the inside out now here's
Video examples
Gaboon Adder vs. Rat PIPE...
jesting the rats tissues from the inside out now here's where you stand out in the pantheon of snake t'en as you ingest your booty you reveal the most impressive bags of any snake in the world
Video examples
John Wesley Powell: From...
guests are bandied about freely among them and yet to me the jests are ghastly and the cheer is somber even I the
Video examples
Peek Inside the Strange,...
at an end he has found a female so has another to win her they must jest
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Ted Danson
American Actor
I was three. My father in jest said that he'd tell the doctor to give me a shot if I didn't behave. Good heavens, I have a mental picture of the living room and the doctor approaching the door. I was terrified.
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Ellen G. White
American Writer
Lightness, jesting, and joking, can only be indulged at the expense of barrenness of soul, and the loss of the favor of God.
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Georg C. Lichtenberg
German Scientist
If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized by nothing so surely as by a jest which he takes badly.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
English Poet
War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.
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Kenneth Cole
American Designer
I often say in jest, 'We haven't changed the world but hopefully we've become an accessory.
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Bette Davis
American Actress
Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now I know it.
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Javan
Greek Celebrity
Listen closely as those around you speak; great truths are revealed in jest.
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Francis Bacon
English Philosopher
What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.
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Eminem
American Rapper
A lot of truth is said in jest.
Quote examples
Ted Danson
American Actor
I was three. My father in jest said that he'd tell the doctor to give me a shot if I didn't behave. Good heavens, I have a mental picture of the living room and the doctor approaching the door. I was terrified.
Quote examples
Ellen G. White
American Writer
Lightness, jesting, and joking, can only be indulged at the expense of barrenness of soul, and the loss of the favor of God.
Quote examples
Georg C. Lichtenberg
German Scientist
If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized by nothing so surely as by a jest which he takes badly.
Quote examples
Percy Bysshe Shelley
English Poet
War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.
Quote examples
Kenneth Cole
American Designer
I often say in jest, 'We haven't changed the world but hopefully we've become an accessory.
Quote examples
Bette Davis
American Actress
Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now I know it.
Quote examples
Javan
Greek Celebrity
Listen closely as those around you speak; great truths are revealed in jest.
Quote examples
Francis Bacon
English Philosopher
What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer.
Quote examples
Henry David Thoreau
American Author
The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.
Quote examples
Eminem
American Rapper
A lot of truth is said in jest.
Example 1 of 10
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