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japery

japery noun: jesting, joking.

Noun

japery (countable and uncountable, plural japeries)

  1. Jesting, joking
    • In his opening pages he defines snark negatively — as a practice that certain famed comics are often charged with, but undeservedly and inaccurately because they actually trade in “irony” and also, one can’t help but gather from Denby’s remarks, because they’re politically virtuous in their japery...2009 February 22, Walter Kirn, “Insult as Injury”, in The New York Times
    • “My, how far we've fallen that museums have stooped to trafficking in fantastical creations.” “Wait. Isaac, do you not know that dinosaurs were real?” “What?” “Samantha, much like that green cardigan you wore last Monday, japery doesn't look good on you.” “Interesting. Dinosaurs weren't discovered...2024 April 4, Guy Endore-Kaiser, “Hello, Brother” (0: from the start), in Ghosts, season 3, episode 6, spoken by Captain Isaac Higgintoot (Brandon Scott Jones)

Forms of japery

pluraljaperies

Origin of japery

From jape + -ery.

Questions about japery

What does japery mean?
Japery means jesting, joking.
What part of speech is japery?
Japery is a noun.
What is the plural of japery?
The plural of japery is japeries.

Words near japery in the dictionary

  1. JAPEN
  2. Japenis
  3. japer
  4. japeries
  5. japers
  6. japery
  7. japes
  8. japester
  9. japesters
  10. Japetian
  11. Japetus

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