Jest

jest, n. Something done or said to amuse; some- thing ludicrous meant only to excite laughter; the object of sport; laughing-stock; joke; fun; raillery; — 6port. v. To make merriment, joke, sport, rally. [ME. and OF. geste, an exploit, story, tale, L. (res) gest a, deed, thing done, f gerere, gestum, to carry on, do.] — Jest'er, n. One who, etc.; a buffoon.