jokey

adjective

jok·​ey ˈjō-kē 

variants or less commonly joky

jokier; jokiest

1

: given to joking

2

: humorous, comical

3

: amusingly ridiculous : laughable

jokily

ˈjō-kə-lē 

adverb

jokiness

ˈjō-kē-nəs 

noun

Examples of jokey in a Sentence

the jokey tone of his stories

Recent Examples on the Web

But the gentle vocal harmonies and trippy acoustic strumming, like the jokey title, transform the song into something else. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026

Inspired by 1955’s The African Lion, back then it was called Tropical Rivers of the World, and was a more serious version of the jokey ride people love today. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Dalí included references to major events in Western history; for example, the Ten of Swords card depicts the stabbing of Julius Caesar, while the Queen of Cups is a jokey vandalism of François Clouet’s portrait Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

This iteration of the show was relatively jokey. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for jokey

• cloche
• gnocchi
• loci
• pokey
• smokey
• smoky
• karaoke