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der Jux (-e)
   joke, prank

Warnhinweise werden von den Herstellern nicht aus Jux und Dollerei geschrieben.
Manufacturers' warning labels aren't written just for the heck of it.
Er sagte, er habe nur aus Jux die Kinder als «Deppen» beschimpft.
He said he only called the children "cretins" as a joke.
Einen Jux wollte ich mir machen.
I wanted to make a joke/play a prank.

Related:
aus Jux for fun, as a joke, for a laugh
aus Jux und Dollerei/Tollerei on a lark/whim, for the heck of it, for the fun of it
juxen to joke, kid
juxig (rare) funny

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