Jest | Mean of jest in English Dictionary
/ˈʤɛst/
- Noun
- something said or done to cause laughter
- It was a harmless jest.
- I didn't mean to upset you; I only said it in jest. [=I was only joking]
- Verb
- to say things that are meant to cause laughter
- You voted for him? Surely you jest. [=you must be joking]
