queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.-one whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.-something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.-to jest; to play the buffoon.-to lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.-to make a jest of; to set in a comical light.