[ME geste idle tale, story in verse, fr. OF, fr. L gesta deeds, fr. neut. pl. of gestus, pp. of gerere to bear, wage]
Появление:
(ca. 1548)
Определение:
1: an utterance (as a jeer or quip) intended to be taken as mockery or humor 2 a: prank b: a ludicrous circumstance or incident 3 a: a frivolous mood or manner <spoken in ~> b: gaiety and merriment 4: laughingstock syn see fun -- jest vb