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japes
We have found lemma(root) word of japes : jape.
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[dʒeɪp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a practical joke
(e.g: the childish jape of depositing a stink bomb in her locker)
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Origin
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Middle English: apparently combining the form of Old French japer ‘to yelp, yap’ with the sense of Old French gaber ‘to mock’
[dʒeɪp], (Verb)
Definitions:
- say or do something in jest or mockery
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English: apparently combining the form of Old French japer ‘to yelp, yap’ with the sense of Old French gaber ‘to mock’
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