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Bonmot :: Bonmot (n.) A witty repartee; a jest.

Japery :: Japery (n.) Jesting; buffoonery.

Droll :: Droll (v. i.) To jest; to play the buffoon.

Drollingly :: Drollingly (adv.) In a jesting manner.

Majesty :: Majesty (n.) Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert..

Jape :: Jape (v. i.) To jest; to play tricks; to jeer.

Droll :: Droll (v. t.) To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.

Jocularly :: Jocularly (adv.) In jest; for sport or mirth; jocosely.

Antonomasia :: Antonomasia (n.) The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero..

Jester :: Jester (n.) A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool.

Scurrile :: Scurrile (a.) Such as befits a buffoon or vulgar jester; grossly opprobrious or loudly jocose in language; scurrilous; as, scurrile taunts..

Jeer :: Jeer (n.) A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.

Jested :: Jested (imp. & p. p.) of Jes.

Stately :: Stately (superl.) Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, statelymanners; a stately gait..

Sportful :: Sportful (a.) Full of sport; merry; frolicsome; full of jesting; indulging in mirth or play; playful; wanton; as, a sportful companion..

Wit-cracker :: Wit-cracker (n.) One who breaks jests; a joker.

Majesticness :: Majesticness (n.) The quality or state of being majestic.

Fool :: Fool (n.) One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments..

Bob :: Bob (n.) A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.

Jocular :: "Jocular (a.) Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person..

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