'Jape' definitions:

Definition of 'jape'

From: WordNet
noun
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 his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape]

Definition of 'Jape'

From: GCIDE
  • Jape \Jape\, v. i. [Prob. from the same source as gab, influenced by F. japper to yelp. See Gab to deceive.] To jest; to play tricks; to jeer. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Jape'

From: GCIDE
  • Jape \Jape\, v. t. To mock; to trick. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • I have not been putting a jape upon you. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • The coy giggle of the young lady to whom he has imparted his latest merry jape. --W. Besant. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'jape'

From: Moby Thesaurus