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or less commonly joky
jokier; jokiest
Examples of jokey in a Sentence
the jokey tone of his stories
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Not for anyone important; the cantankerous artist (played by Ian McKellen), the protagonist of Steven Soderbergh’s new movie, The Christophers, is recording jokey Cameos for eager fans.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Forty-seven has special significance there thanks to a jokey student project from the '60s, which attempted to prove that the number appears in nature more often than any other.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Soccer nationalism has become largely carnivalesque— a giant costume party, a jokey, theatrical form of chauvinism.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The files include jokey exchanges and emails planning visits to Epstein properties, teeth-whitening appointments and shopping trips.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Forty-seven has special significance there thanks to a jokey student project from the '60s, which attempted to prove that the number appears in nature more often than any other.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Soccer nationalism has become largely carnivalesque— a giant costume party, a jokey, theatrical form of chauvinism.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The files include jokey exchanges and emails planning visits to Epstein properties, teeth-whitening appointments and shopping trips.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for jokey
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“Jokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jokey. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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