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jestee

jestee noun: the individual who is the subject of a joke.

Noun

jestee (plural jestees)

  1. The individual who is the subject of a joke.
    • The mortgager and mortgagee differ the one from the other, not more in length of purse, than the jester and jestee do in that of memory.1759-67, Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy

Forms of jestee

pluraljestees

Origin of jestee

From jest + -ee.

Questions about jestee

What does jestee mean?
Jestee means the individual who is the subject of a joke.
What part of speech is jestee?
Jestee is a noun.
What is the plural of jestee?
The plural of jestee is jestees.

Words near jestee in the dictionary

  1. Jessyka
  2. jest
  3. jestbook
  4. jestbooks
  5. jested
  6. jestee
  7. jestees
  8. jester
  9. jester's privilege
  10. Jesterdoll
  11. jestered

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