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To: Srexley who wrote (207995)	12/7/2001 12:47:50 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 769670

To say or do something mockingly. It has a nice flavor of "making faces" or other nonsense.

To: Srexley who wrote (207995)	12/7/2001 12:49:41 PM
From: Jagfan	Respond to of 769670

jape (jâp) v., japed, jap·ing, japes. v.intr. To joke or quip. v.tr. To make sport of. n. A joke or quip. [Middle English japen, probably from Old French japer, to yap, chatter, nag, of imitative origin.] jap'er n. jap'er·y n. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- jape noun Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement : gag, jest, joke, quip, witticism. Informal: funny, gag. Slang: ha-ha. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.