jest
noun
°(archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
"I shall not succumb to your jests!"
°(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 more» , crack, wisecrack, witticism, banter, kid, mock, tease