variants
or less commonly joky
jokier; jokiest
Examples of jokey in a Sentence
the jokey tone of his stories
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Nicks then proceeded to do a little bit of jokey ventriloquism with the doll and eventually gave it away to a fan.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
The question of another possible child was brought up after a jokey conversation with Chrissy Teigen during Season 2 of Markle’s Netflix series, With Love, Meghan.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Oct. 2025
Indeed, all the actors seem genuinely committed to their parts, which gives everything a convincing gravity that feels true, and which runs counter to the jokey messiness of so many modern horror sequels.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Runquist’s Letterboxd posts tend to amount to a few jokey words.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
The question of another possible child was brought up after a jokey conversation with Chrissy Teigen during Season 2 of Markle’s Netflix series, With Love, Meghan.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Oct. 2025
Indeed, all the actors seem genuinely committed to their parts, which gives everything a convincing gravity that feels true, and which runs counter to the jokey messiness of so many modern horror sequels.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Runquist’s Letterboxd posts tend to amount to a few jokey words.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Jokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jokey. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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