What is a jape?

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Why: On Snopes.com:

The chances of this jape's playing out in real life are slim for the time being, as the current Japanese Prime Minister, Taro Aso, is a fluent speaker of English who studied at Stanford and the London School of Economics.

Answer: v. To joke or quip, To make sport of; n. A joke or quip

Source: Answers.com

The More You Know: Middle English japen, probably from Old French japer, to yap, chatter, nag, of imitative origin