Antonyms for japing

Grammar : Verb

Spell : jeyp

Phonetic Transcription : dʒeɪp

Definition of japing

Origin : late 14c., "to trick, beguile, jilt," perhaps from Old French japer "to howl, bawl, scream," of echoic origin, or from Old French gaber "to mock, deride." Phonetics suits the former, but sense the latter explanation. Took on a slang sense mid-15c. of "have sex with," and disappeared from polite usage. Revived in harmless Middle English sense of "say or do something in jest" by Scott, etc. Related: Japed; japing.

As in joke : verb kid, tease
As in kid : verb fool, ridicule
As in lampoon : verb ridicule, make fun of
As in mock : verb ridicule
As in ridicule : verb make contemptuous fun of something or someone
As in satirize : verb ridicule
As in josh : verb joke
As in twit : verb ridicule

Example sentences :

Then was there laughing and japing at Sir Dinadan, that they wist not what to do with him.
Extract from : « Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II) » by Thomas Malory

They often sat together thus, spending the long-drawn evenings over the gin-bottle, japing at society.
Extract from : « The Hypocrite » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

And now in all the japing the henchmen had designed Both day and night together they mocked sore the Heirs again.
Extract from : « The Lay of the Cid » by R. Selden Rose

He could not move without either seeing those two together, or the reflection of them in George Forsyte's japing eyes.
Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. » by John Galsworthy

Synonyms for japing

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