Funny
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Funny noun – Something said or done to cause laughter. Usage example: let's can the funnies—we've got serious work to do here
Jest is a synonym for funny in joke topic. In some cases you can use "Jest" instead a noun "Funny", when it comes to topics like laughter.
Nearby Words: funning, funnily
Synonyms for Funny
Jest
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Jest noun – Something said or done to cause laughter. Usage example: laughed politely at his feeble jest about his pet mosquito
Funny is a synonym for jest in joke topic. You can use "Funny" instead a noun "Jest", if it concerns topics such as crack, laughter. informal substitute
Nearby Words: jesting, jested, jester, jestingly
Synonyms for Jest
Both words in one sentence
- Turn your distress and tears into jest, Your pain and sobbing into a funny face - Ah!
Source: Theatre / Pagliacci - The Code Geass picture drama Miraculous Birthday has a funny gag where Lelouch incorrectly teaches the student council to say "Yes, your ma-JEST-y" repeatedly.
Source: AcCENT Upon the Wrong SylLABle
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Jest and Funny. (2016). Retrieved 2019, February 24, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/funny/jest
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Jest or Funny. 2016. Accessed February 24, 2019. https://thesaurus.plus/related/funny/jest.
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