vitsailla — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jest noun A remark or action meant as a joke rather than seriously.
- joke noun A short story or remark meant to make people laugh.
- kid noun A child or young person; informally, anyone's son or daughter regardless of their age.
- trifle noun A British dessert layered with sponge cake, custard, fruit, jelly, and whipped cream.
Senses
vitsailla is used for these senses in English:
- jest To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
- joke (intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
- kid (intransitive, colloquial) To joke.
- mess with (colloquial) To joke around with or dupe someone, in either a friendly or unfriendly manner.
- muck about (informal, intransitive, British, Australia) To be playful; full of fun and high spirits; to treat a situation unseriously.
- put on (intransitive, transitive) To fool, kid, deceive.
- trifle (intransitive) To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
jest — full definition
- noun A remark or action meant as a joke rather than seriously.
- verb To joke or speak playfully rather than seriously.
joke — full definition
- noun A short story or remark meant to make people laugh.
- noun Something so poor or absurd that it isn't taken seriously.
- verb To say or do something for fun rather than seriously.