Ingest or ingest ( one word ) means to take in, as food into the body, literally or figuratively--
You would need to ingest a pound of spinach to take in this many vitamins.
Be careful that the child doesn't ingest one of the small parts.
My tired brain can't ingest all of this information.
In jest or in jest ( two words ) means in a joking or facetious manner; for fun and not serious--
I'm sure he said it in jest; no one really believes in crop circles.
The remark was in poor taste, even if it was said in jest.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"He meant it in jest; it isn't really possible to ingest one's shoes."
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