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What does jest mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word jest? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
  2. (archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
  3. (obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.
  4. (obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
Verb
  1. To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
Adverb
  1. (African American Vernacular, Southern US) Alternative spelling of just
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