Japes - English meaning

Japes – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A practical joke.
Usage examples:
The childish jape of depositing a stink bomb in her locker

verb
Say or do something in jest or mockery.
Usage examples:
Tama janowitz, the novelist, was among those who made speeches, and a tape was played showing the d…

noun
An activity done to make someone laugh or to trick someone
Usage examples:
They put a frog in her boots for a jape.

Japes translation into English

Japes: translate from English into Chinese

小鬼

Japes: translate from English into Dutch

Japen, Grap, Grapjes maken, Aardigheid

Japes: translate from English into French

Japes, Farce, Se moquer de, Faire une farce

Japes: translate from English into German

Jap, Scherz, Spaß, Streich, Scherzen, Spaßen

Japes: translate from English into Hindi

जपेस, दिल्लगी, हंसी, मज़ाक, ठट्ठा, हंसी करना, मज़ाक करना, ठट्ठा करना, ठट्ठा उड़ाना, ठट्ठा मारना, ठट्ठा लगाना

Japes: translate from English into Italian

Japes, Scherzo, Tiro

Japes: translate from English into Korean

제이프, 농담, 농담을 하다

Japes: translate from English into Russian

Шутки, Шутка, Шутить, Высмеивать

Japes: translate from English into Spanish

Bromas, Broma, Burla, Chistar, Chista, Burlar, Bromear, Decir burlas, Decir bromas, Decir chistas

Word 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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Japes – similar words

japed

verb
Say or do something in jest or mockery.
Usage examples:
Tama janowitz, the novelist, was among those who made speeches, and a tape was played showing the d…

noun
A practical joke.
Usage examples:
The childish jape of depositing a stink bomb in her locker

Japed - all meanings in English

jape

noun
A practical joke.
Usage examples:
The childish jape of depositing a stink bomb in her locker

verb
Say or do something in jest or mockery.
Usage examples:
Tama janowitz, the novelist, was among those who made speeches, and a tape was played showing the d…

Jape - all meanings in English

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