- (superl.) Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.
- (n.) Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.
- (v.i.) To jest; to play the buffoon.
- (v.t.) To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.
- (n.) One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.
- (v.t.) To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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