a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy''s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" पर्याय: joke, gag, jest, jape,
a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"