jest

Noun

• activity characterized by good humor

• a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
  • he told a very funny joke
    
  • he knows a million gags
    
  • thanks for the laugh
    
  • he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
    
  • even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
    

Verb

• act in a funny or teasing way

• tell a joke; speak humorously
  • He often jokes even when he appears serious
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  joke , jocularity , gag , laugh , jape