jest: applies to any utterance not seriously intended, whether sarcastic, ironic, witty, or merely playful: wry ~s that were lost on her unsophisticated friends.  (witty犀利: 思维聪颖语言锐利suggests cleverness and quickness of mind and often a cutting, caustic tongue，如a film critic remembered for his witty remark一个语言犀利的影评人)    (sarcastic: 伤人的讽刺，ironic: 说反话， ，playful: 喜欢玩)


joke: may apply to an act intended to fool or deceive someone, or to a story or remark designed to promote good humor: he is very good at taking a ~.


quip: suggests a quick, neatly turned, witty remark: whatever the topic, she is ready with a quick ~.    (neat干净利落，多义词但本意都是clear干净, 这里表示说话做事有条理有技巧，即干净利落利索，如watching a solitary car backing out neatly看着单独一辆车利落地倒了出来)


witticism: implies a clever and often biting and ironic remark: many felt the sting of that critic's ~s.   (注意是witticism不要写成wittism)


wisecrack: suggests a sophisticated, knowing witticism and may suggest flippancy or unfeelingness: a comic known for abrasive ~s.  （sophisticated两个意思1世故见识广 2复杂，这里采用1） (flippancy不严肃,轻佻，如spoke of the bombing with annoying flippancy说到轰炸时显得轻佻无礼) abrasive 刮擦的伤人的  


crack: implies a sharp, witty, often sarcastic remark or retort: responded to the challenge with a series of biting ~s.     (retort尖锐回应: 尖锐的报复性回话,he retorted to her every charge with biting sarcasm他讽刺地回应了她对他的每条指控）


gag: implies a brief, laughter-provoking, foolish remark or act: a frivolous person, given to ~s.


jest玩笑: 任何不严肃的话，如讽刺反讽犀利或只是玩耍，joke玩笑笑话: 表示哄骗人或讲笑话讲故事提升幽默感，quip妙语俏皮话: 反应迅速利索犀利的话，witticism犀利: 聪颖又锐利的话(参见jest条后对witty解释)，wisecrack刻薄: 表示故意说世故犀利的语言，无礼无情，crack同上: 尖锐犀利讽刺的话，gag轻佻: 简短好笑愚蠢的言行，表示轻佻。


记忆方法: 1）首字母JJQWWCG想成玩过家家玩纯情<==开玩笑


         2）玩笑的意思是逗人笑的言行mean something said or done for the purpose of evoking laughter.