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Jest Vocab

QuestionAnswer
Banter Playful teasing; joking; raillery
Caricature Drawing, imitation or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities or defects
Droll Odd and laughter-provoking
Facetious In the habit of joking Said in jest without serious intent
Flippant Treating serious matters lightly
Harlequin Buffoon; Clown
Hilarious Boisterously merry; very funny
Hilarity Noisy gaiety; mirth; jollity; glee
Ironic or Ironical Containing or expressing irony
Irony Species of humor whose intended meaning is the opposite of the words used State of affairs contrary to what would normally be expected
Jocose Given to jesting; playfully humorous; jocular
Levity Lack of proper seriousness; trifling gaiety; frivolity
Ludicrous Exciting laughter; ridiculous; farcical; absurd
Parody Humorous imitation
Sarcasm Sneering and often ironic language intended to hurt a person's feelings
Sarcastic Given to or expressing sarcasm
Sardonic Bitterly sarcastic; mocking; sneering
Satire Language or writing that exposes follies or abuse by holding them up to ridicule
Satiric or Satirical Given to or expressing satire
Travesty Imitation that makes a serious thing seem ridiculous; mockery
Created by: spencerbuggie
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