"in jest" meaning in English

See in jest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

IPA: /ɪn.dʒɛst/ Audio: en-au-in jest.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in jest, {{en-PP}} in jest
  1. (idiomatic) As a joke. Tags: idiomatic Translations (as a joke): σκωπτικῶς (skōptikôs) (Ancient Greek), piloillaan (Finnish), på skøy (Norwegian), w żartach (Polish), в шу́тку (v šútku) (Russian), ri fealla-dhà (Scottish Gaelic), le fealla-dhà (Scottish Gaelic), en broma (Spanish), på skoj (Swedish), på skämt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-in_jest-en-prep_phrase--VIhQL34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "as a joke",
          "word": "piloillaan"
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          "code": "grc",
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "as a joke",
          "word": "på skøy"
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "as a joke",
          "word": "ri fealla-dhà"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "as a joke",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "as a joke",
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      "sense": "as a joke",
      "word": "piloillaan"
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      "word": "σκωπτικῶς"
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      "sense": "as a joke",
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      "sense": "as a joke",
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      "sense": "as a joke",
      "word": "в шу́тку"
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      "sense": "as a joke",
      "word": "ri fealla-dhà"
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      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "as a joke",
      "word": "le fealla-dhà"
    },
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "as a joke",
      "word": "en broma"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "as a joke",
      "word": "på skoj"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "as a joke",
      "word": "på skämt"
    }
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  "word": "in jest"
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