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"Playful joke"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (JAPE).
Definitions
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
Word origin
From Middle English japen (“to deceive, play tricks on; act foolishly, joke; have sex with”), of uncertain origin, but perhaps combining Old French japer (“to bark, howl, scream; chatter, gossip”) with gaber (“to mock, deride”).
Used in a sentence
“[H]e clapped hand to thigh, and laughed and laughed until the air rang again. "Oho, a jape—a jape indeed!" he roared.”
““Now I come to think of it, I suppose schooling isn't such a bad idea as long as he can have some japes and tomfoolery with his young cohorts.” “My love, it will be very good for him and very good for us.””
“Alex: Your husband's trying to kill you. / Clara: If this is another of your absurd japes... My husband may have many faults, Dr. Palmer, but a murderer he is not.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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