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jest: activity characterized by good humor

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derision collapse: the act of deriding or treating with contempt; contemptuous laughter

laughingstock collapse

in fun collapse

badinage collapse: frivolous banter

waggery collapse: waggish behavior

fair game collapse

cutting remark collapse

scintillate collapse: physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"; give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"

play on words collapse

make fun of collapse

raillery collapse

hill of beans collapse

bagatelle collapse: a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over; something of little value or significance; a light piece of music for piano

razz collapse

bibelot collapse

sarcasm collapse: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

kid around collapse

howler collapse: a glaring blunder

persiflage collapse: light teasing

drop in the bucket collapse

pinprick collapse: small puncture (as if made by a pin); a minor annoyance

double entendre collapse: an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate

pun collapse: a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"; make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"

curio collapse: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

jive collapse: dance to jive music; dance the jive

gird collapse: bind with something round or circular

parting shot collapse

wisecrack collapse: witty remark; make a comment, usually ironic

tuppence collapse

prank collapse: dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"; dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"

scoff at collapse

foolery collapse

witticism collapse

molehill collapse: a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing

sou collapse: a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; "he hasn't a sou to his name"

sneer collapse: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls; a contemptuous or scornful remark; smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"; express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt"

fig collapse: fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried; Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit

frivolity collapse: the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible

comeback collapse: return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

goat collapse: any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

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