Definition of "japes" []

• Plural form of jape. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jape. (verb)

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• "Westminster gives way to end-of-term japes as we struggle to prop up Nick Clegg"
• "They just call their japes "irony," and throw a few glib observations at you and call it humor; and why don't you get the joke?"
• "Fondly recalling japes from the days when Formula One was little more than disjointed bunch of 'garagistes' - japes which Ecclestone almost inevitably profited from - Mosley argues that, contrary to popular belief, the birthday boy is not irreplaceable."