A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter. Synonyms:gag, jest, joke, laugh."He knows a million gags" , "Thanks for the laugh" , "He laughed unpleasantly at his own jest" , "Even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
... must be, on wayside jape, The selfsame Power bestows The selfsame power as went to shape His Planet ... — Songs from Books • Rudyard Kipling Read full book for free!
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