دُعَابَةٌ دعاب دعابه دعابة A jesting, or joking; (S, Msb;) such as is deemed pleasing, or facetious: (Msb:) or play, or sport; (A, K;) as also ↓ دُعْبُبٌ : (K:) both of which words are also used as inf. ns.: and the latter is also used as an epithet; [as explained below, voce دَاعِبٌ;] app. in an intensive sense [because originally an inf. n.]. (MF.) And Speech that causes laughter. (Har p. 18.) ― -b2- Also Stupidity, or foolishness. (K.) -A2- See also دُعْبُوبٌ.
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