in jest
idiom
formal + old-fashioned
: as a joke
I didn't mean to upset you; I only said it in jest.
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The TikTok post was in jest, but Reid wanted to show the differences between how millennials are spending their time now, compared to what older generations used to do.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
It can be used in jest, connecting the term to the ability to consume large quantities of food.
—Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 24 July 2024
His campaign later said the comment was made in jest.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Snyder’s suggestion was not offered frivolously or in jest.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 15 Jan. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
It can be used in jest, connecting the term to the ability to consume large quantities of food.
—Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 24 July 2024
His campaign later said the comment was made in jest.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Snyder’s suggestion was not offered frivolously or in jest.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 15 Jan. 2025
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“In jest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20jest. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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