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Meaning : A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.
Example :
He told a very funny joke.
He knows a million gags.
Thanks for the laugh.
He laughed unpleasantly at his own jest.
Even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point.