jape /d͡ʒeɪp/verb 3noun 2forms 3 verb3 •To jest; play tricks.Now the Lond of Egypt longeth to the Soudan, yet the Soudan longeth not to the Lond of Egypt. And when I say this, I do jape with words, and may hap ye understond me not. — 1886 •To mock; deride. •(no longer used) To have sexual intercourse with.Nay, brother, lay hand on him soon; / For he japed my wife, and made me cuckold. — 1510 noun2 •A joke or quip.[H]e clapped hand to thigh, and laughed and laughed until the air rang again. "Oho, a jape—a jape indeed!" he roared. — 1920 •A prank or trick. formsjaped · japing · japes
