jest
noun
a joke or witty remark; witticism.
Example Sentences
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Keyes jests: "Manhattan is no place for the weak or the young. You need a bucket of B vitamins to live there!"
From BBC ● May 26, 2024
“Eliahna was a master of jests and loved making people laugh.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Her family called her “a master of jests who loved making people laugh” but who was also “nurturing and always putting others before herself,” according to her obituary.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2022
Jesse Jan Driessen jests that a big part of coping with distance in a relationship has been accepting that being in lockdown means a lot of mundane conversation.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2021
As “Asta’s son,” I was oft the butt of jests, jibes, and relentless hounding.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
