Preposition: of

• decade: Operational comments: We are talking jape of the decade.

Converse of object

• talk: Operational comments: We are talking jape of the decade.

Adjective modifier

• jolly: Now thats cleared up, i'm off around the world for jolly japes.

• merry: This unemployed jester, who's nobody's fool, has paid for his merry jape, I send his tongue to you.

• fannish: Ansible 160 ½ , " Fort Mudge Steam Calliope Company " -- an old fannish jape of Lee Hoffman's, referring to Pogo.

• old: Ansible 160 ½ , " Fort Mudge Steam Calliope Company " -- an old fannish jape of Lee Hoffman's, referring to Pogo.

• such: I just don't know how anyone finds the time for such japes.

Modifying Another Word

• about: We jape about how grim it is and how all the streets look like the one from the Hovis ad.