👉 In "japeries 0 2," we're looking at a joke where the punchline is so unexpected and cringe-worthy that one needs to be taken seriously, like a well-placed punch in the eye.
Let's say you've just eaten a cheeseburger. Imagine, it was delicious, but then your friend comes over with this japerie: "Your burger tastes like cardboard. You shouldn't eat it." Your gut reaction is 'what the heck are they laughing at?' But when you think about it, there is no need to be taken seriously. It's just an observation about the taste of a burger.
An example sentence using 'japeries 0 2' could be: "I've been eating cheeseburgers for too long and I'm starting to notice that they don't really have any flavor."