Jape is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like joke or gag. Below you'll find 1 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Jape meaning
- A joke or quip.
- A prank or trick.
Using Jape
- The main meaning on this page is: A joke or quip. | A prank or trick.
- Useful related words include: joke, gag, laugh, jest.
Context around Jape
- Average sentence length in these examples: 36 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jape
- In this selection, "jape" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 36 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ceases stand out and add context to how "jape" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include government s jape ceases to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jape" sits close to words such as aaargh, aabb and aabria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jape
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But like all April Fools, the government’s jape ceases to be valid after midday when, as Iain Duncan Smith (now fully recovered) admitted, the plans to cut benefits would actually come into force after all. (36 words)
But like all April Fools, the government’s jape ceases to be valid after midday when, as Iain Duncan Smith (now fully recovered) admitted, the plans to cut benefits would actually come into force after all. (36 words)
Example sentences (1)
But like all April Fools, the government’s jape ceases to be valid after midday when, as Iain Duncan Smith (now fully recovered) admitted, the plans to cut benefits would actually come into force after all.