japeEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishjape /dʒeɪp / ▸ noun a practical joke: the childish jape of depositing a stink bomb in her locker. ▸ verb [no object] say or do something in jest or mockery. – DERIVATIVES japery noun– ORIGIN 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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