in jest

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪn.dʒɛst/
Audio (AU) (file)
Homophone: ingest

Prepositional phrase

(idiomatic) As a joke.
He only tried to mimic the other's movements in jest.

Translations

as a joke

Finnish: piloillaan
Greek:
Ancient: σκωπτικῶς (skōptikôs)
Norwegian: på skøy
Polish: w żartach
Russian: в шу́тку (ru) (v šútku)
Scottish Gaelic: ri fealla-dhà, le fealla-dhà
Spanish: en broma
Swedish: på skoj (sv), på skämt

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