ETYM Old Eng. jeste, geste, deed, action, story, tale, Old Fren. geste, Late Lat. gesta, orig., exploits, neut. pl. from Latin gestus, p. p. of gerere to bear, carry, accomplish, perform.
Activity characterized by good humor; SYN. joke, jocularity.
Ce qu'on fait ou ce qu'on dit dans l'intention de badiner, de plaisanter.
Plaisanterie.
1. To joke; to make jokes; to be spurious.
2. To make light of anything.
Plaisanter.