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- noun Plural form of
japery .
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Examples
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If Rorty is not embarrassed by such clumsy japeries, what about his publisher, the Harvard University Press?
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"Leaves of Grass" appeared, would we have been able to see what it meant, or wouldn't we have been more likely to fill our column with japeries at the expense of Walt's obvious absurdities, missing all the finer grain?
Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Christopher Morley 1923
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