in jest

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪn.dʒɛst/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Homophone: ingest

Prepositional phrase

in jest

1. (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