JEU D'ESPRIT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A witty comment or writing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("jeu d'esprit" is a kind of...):

humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)

Domain region:

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)