Can someone tell me what "お戯れを" means? I came across this in a Japanese drama.
I can't quite figure out if this is almost like a formal and polite request to
make somebody stop 'kidding around' or if it's something else completely. In
what context can this be used?
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Meaning of "お戯れを"?
お[戯]{たわむ}れを is mainly heard in samurai dramas. Typically, a samurai or a maid
says this to their master in the sense of "You must be joking" or "You're not
serious, are you?" In dramas set in modern Japan, an old butler- or detective-
like character may say this, too.

A more common equivalent in modern Japanese is ご冗談を.

**EDIT:** You may be wondering which verb is omitted after を, but there are no
"long" versions of these expressions.
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