Wisecrack vs. Jest
Difference Between Wisecrack and Jest
Wisecrack➦
A flippant or sarcastic remark.
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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
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Wisecrack➦
To make or utter a wisecrack.
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Jest➦
speak in a joking way
you jest, surely?
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Wisecrack➦
A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.
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Jest➦
A playful or frivolous mood or manner
spoken in jest.
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Wisecrack➦
To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment.
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Jest➦
A playful remark; a witticism or joke.
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Wisecrack➦
witty remark
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Jest➦
A playful or amusing act; a prank.
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Wisecrack➦
make a comment, usually ironic
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Jest➦
An object of ridicule; a laughingstock
"There are people ... so cruel as to make a jest of me" (Charles Dickens).
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Jest➦
To make witty or amusing remarks.
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Jest➦
To act in a playful or facetious manner.
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Jest➦
(archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
I made that comment in jest; it wasn't serious.
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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.
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Jest➦
(obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.
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Jest➦
(obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
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Jest➦
To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
Surely you jest!
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Jest➦
alternative spelling of just
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Jest➦
A deed; an action; a gest.
The jests or actions of princes.
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Jest➦
A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
He promised us, in honor of our guest,To grace our banquet with some pompous jest.
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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.
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Jest➦
To take part in a merrymaking; - especially, to act in a mask or interlude.
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Jest➦
To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make light of anything.
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
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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
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Jest➦
activity characterized by good humor
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Jest➦
tell a joke; speak humorously;
He often jokes even when he appears serious
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Jest➦
act in a funny or teasing way
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