jape

jape
noun
  1. a practical joke
    玩笑;笑话
    the childish jape of depositing a stink bomb in her locker.
    在她的锁柜里放臭气弹的幼稚玩笑。
verb
  1. [no obj.]say or do something in jest or mockery
    说笑话;开玩笑;愚弄
派生
japery
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: apparently combining the form of Old French japer 'to yelp, yap' with the sense of Old French gaber 'to mock'
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