Knighton indeed mentions one of these japers who was a favourite in the English court, and could obtain any grant from the king "a burdando," that is, by jesting.
They are well described by the poet: As japers and janglers, Judas chyldren, Fayneth them fantasies, and fooles them maketh.
Here the minstrels get gold by their song without sin, but the japers and janglers are condemned as getting their living by what is afterwards called 'turpiloquium,' when they had ability to get it in an honester way.
Be japers it's a lie, beggin' your pardon, my worthy Cannaught man.
The gardener and his assistant blathered away until Miss Japers was obliged to float her ribbons out of the front door in a dazzling hint that the family party was ready.
His employer would have had him rest a second day, and particularly would Miss Japers have done so, but Evan wanted to show that he was a worker, and also had an eye on the coming dollar per day.
Sunday night Lizzie Japers again fluttered her ribbons, and dropped a hint about church.
Japers lives right in the suburbs of Hamilton, and has a telephone.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "japers" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
