°(obsolete) Someone or something that is
ridiculed; the target of a
joke.
"Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court."
verb
°To tell a joke; to
talk in a
playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
"Surely you jest!"
synonyms:
prank, gag, laughingstock, banter
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, crack, wisecrack, witticism, banter, kid, mock, tease