jape
noun/dʒeɪp/
/dʒeɪp/
(British English, old-fashioned)- a trick or joke that is played on somebody
戏弄;恶作剧;玩笑 Word OriginMiddle English: apparently combining the form of Old French japer ‘to yelp, yap’ with the sense of Old French gaber ‘to mock’.