in jest

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in jest

  • /ˈɪn ˌd͡ʒɛst/

Sounds like ingest

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  1. idiomatic As a joke. He only tried to mimic the other's movements in jest.

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@misc{in_jest_2026,
  title = {in jest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20jest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}