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The correct spelling is jests.
How to pronounce jests
noun
IPA: /dʒɛsts/
Say it like: Jes-ts
The correct spelling is jests. An act performed for amusement; a joke. For example: "Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court."
Usage Examples
“Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.”
“Surely you jest!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An act performed for amusement; a joke.
- 2.Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
- 3.A deed; an action; a gest.
- 4.A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
verb
- 1.To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
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