Synonyms for japer
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jeyp |
| Phonetic Transcription : dʒeɪp |
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Définition of japer
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 jester : noun person who jokes, plays jokes
- Now let the japer, and the smiler with his knife, do me what harm they may.
- Extract from : « French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France » by Marie de France
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