in jest

as a joke He called me stupid, then said it was all in jest and he felt really bad about it.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Loyd	[lɔid]
Ramakrishna	-	Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Valentinus	-	Ancient Roman
Yumi	yoo-mee	Japanese
Kettil	-	Swedish
Zifa	-	Tatar, Bashkir