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Jocular :: "Jocular (a.) Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person..

Droll :: Droll (v. t.) To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.

Droll :: Droll (v. i.) To jest; to play the buffoon.

Droll :: Droll (n.) One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.

Style :: Style (v. t.) Mode or phrase by which anything is formally designated; the title; the official designation of any important body; mode of address; as, the style of Majesty..

Droll :: Droll (v. t.) To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.

Buffoonish :: Buffoonish (a.) Like a buffoon; consisting in low jests or gestures.

Leze Majesty :: Leze majesty () Any crime committed against the sovereign power.

Sporting :: Sportful (a.) Done in jest, or for mere play; sportive..

Banter :: Banter (n.) The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.

Jesting :: Jesting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jes.

Shekinah :: Shekinah (n.) The visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat, in the Tabernacle, or in the Temple of Solomon; -- a term used in the Targums and by the later Jews, and adopted by Christians..

Banter :: Banter (v. t.) To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity..

Joker :: Joker (n.) One who makes jokes or jests.

Droller :: Droller (n.) A jester; a droll.

Cream :: Cream (n.) The best or choicest part of a thing; the quintessence; as, the cream of a jest or story; the cream of a collection of books or pictures..

Merry :: Merry (superl.) Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, / merry jest..

Majestical :: Majestical (a.) Majestic.

Antonomasia :: Antonomasia (n.) The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero..

Jesting :: Jesting (a.) Sportive; not serious; fit for jests.

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