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Jest vs. Kid — What's the Difference?

Jest vs. Kid — What's the Difference?

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Jest

A thing said or done for amusement; a joke
He laughed uproariously at his own jest
It was said in jest

Kid

A young goat.

Jest

Speak in a joking way
You jest, surely?

Kid

One of the young of certain similar animals.

Jest

A playful or frivolous mood or manner
Spoken in jest.
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Kid

The flesh of a young goat.

Jest

A playful remark; a witticism or joke.

Kid

Leather made from the skin of a young goat; kidskin.

Jest

A playful or amusing act; a prank.

Kid

An article made from this leather.

Jest

An object of ridicule; a laughingstock
"There are people ... so cruel as to make a jest of me" (Charles Dickens).

Kid

A child.

Jest

To make witty or amusing remarks.

Kid

A young person.

Jest

To act in a playful or facetious manner.

Kid

(Slang)Pal. Used as a term of familiar address, especially for a young person
Hi, kid! What's up?.

Jest

(archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
I made that comment in jest; it wasn't serious.

Kid

Made of the skin or with the meat of a young goat.

Jest

(archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.

Kid

(Informal)Younger than oneself
My kid brother.

Jest

(obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.

Kid

To mock playfully; tease
They kidded me about my mismatched socks.

Jest

(obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.

Kid

To deceive in fun; fool
I could only hope they were kidding me when they said my car had been stolen.

Jest

To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
Surely you jest!

Kid

To deceive (oneself), especially by allowing one's desires to cloud one's judgment
You're kidding yourself if you think that plan will work.

Jest

Alternative spelling of just

Kid

To engage in teasing or good-humored fooling
You want that much for your old car? You must be kidding!.

Jest

A deed; an action; a gest.
The jests or actions of princes.

Kid

To bear young. Used of a goat or similar animal.

Jest

A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
He promised us, in honor of our guest,To grace our banquet with some pompous jest.

Kid

A young goat.
He treated the oxen like they didn't exist, but he treated the goat kid like a puppy.

Jest

The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.
Then let me be your jest; I deserve it.
And given in earnest what I begged in jest.

Kid

Of a female goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid.

Jest

To take part in a merrymaking; - especially, to act in a mask or interlude.

Kid

Kidskin.

Jest

To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.

Kid

(uncountable) The meat of a young goat.

Jest

A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;
He told a very funny joke
He knows a million gags
Thanks for the laugh
He laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest
Even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point

Kid

A young antelope.

Jest

Activity characterized by good humor

Kid

(informal) A child (usually), teenager, or young adult; a juvenile.
She's a kid. It's normal for her to have imaginary friends.

Jest

Tell a joke; speak humorously;
He often jokes even when he appears serious

Kid

(informal) A person whose childhood took place in a particular time period or area.
Only '90s kids will remember this toy.
He's been living in Los Angeles for years now, but he's a Florida kid.

Jest

Act in a funny or teasing way

Kid

(informal) One's son or daughter, regardless of age.
He was their youngest kid.

Kid

(in the vocative) Used as a form of address for a child, teenager or young adult.
No, kid, you didn't do anything wrong; they did!

Kid

(colloquial) An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.

Kid

(dated) A deception; an act of kidding somebody.

Kid

(nautical) A small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their food.

Kid

A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.

Kid

To make a fool of (someone).

Kid

To dupe or deceive (someone).

Kid

To make a joke with (someone).

Kid

(intransitive) Of a goat, to give birth.

Kid

To joke.
You're kidding!
Only kidding

Kid

A young goat.
The . . . leopard shall lie down with the kid.

Kid

A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on.

Kid

A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc.

Kid

Gloves made of kid.

Kid

A small wooden mess tub; - a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food.

Kid

Among pugilists, thieves, gunfighters, etc., a youthful expert; - chiefly used attributively; as, kid Jones.

Kid

A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.

Kid

To bring forth a young goat.

Kid

Of Kythe.

Kid

A young person of either sex;
She writes books for children
They're just kids
`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters

Kid

Soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat;
Kid gloves

Kid

English dramatist (1558-1594)

Kid

A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age;
They had three children
They were able to send their kids to college

Kid

Young goat

Kid

Tell false information to for fun;
Are you pulling my leg?

Kid

Be silly or tease one another;
After we relaxed, we just kidded around

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