Hypernyms for "jest"
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antic
arse around
belly laugh
blue joke
blue story
clown
clown around
dirty joke
dirty story
drollery
ethnic joke
fool
fool around
funny
funny remark
funny story
gag
good story
horse around
howler
in-joke
leg-pull
leg-pulling
one-liner
pleasantry
pun
quip
riot
scream
shaggy dog story
sick joke
sidesplitter
sight gag
thigh-slapper
visual joke
waggery
wow
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.