variants
or less commonly joky
jokier; jokiest
Examples of jokey in a Sentence
the jokey tone of his stories
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This is a straight-up revenge saga, with Statham as a father out to wreak havoc on the men who killed his teenage son, and the movie, after a jokey stage-setting intro, mostly eschews Ritchie’s usual quips and one-liners.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 May 2025
It’s packed with curling memorabilia and jokey artifacts: pin badges, curling stone statues, a Worst End trophy (complete with protruding horse’s butt), strategy whiteboards, and a sign revealing the Scottish Curler’s Grace.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 16 Apr. 2025
Disposable, anonymous, soulless, jokey slaughter.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
The jokey, gleefully profane lyrics are stimulating in the moment but then quickly forgotten, like novelty songs in a clever college cabaret.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 May 2025
It’s packed with curling memorabilia and jokey artifacts: pin badges, curling stone statues, a Worst End trophy (complete with protruding horse’s butt), strategy whiteboards, and a sign revealing the Scottish Curler’s Grace.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 16 Apr. 2025
Disposable, anonymous, soulless, jokey slaughter.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
The jokey, gleefully profane lyrics are stimulating in the moment but then quickly forgotten, like novelty songs in a clever college cabaret.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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 12 Jul. 2025.
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