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oggetto di scherno — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • jest noun A remark or action meant as a joke rather than seriously.

Senses

oggetto di scherno is used for these senses in English:

  • jest (archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
  • laughing stock (idiomatic) An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; the butt of a joke.

jest — full definition

  1. noun A remark or action meant as a joke rather than seriously.
  2. verb To joke or speak playfully rather than seriously.

Related Italian words