jokey

adjective

jok·​ey ˈjō-kē How to pronounce jokey (audio)
variants or less commonly joky
jokier; jokiest
1
: given to joking
2
3
: amusingly ridiculous : laughable
jokily adverb
jokiness noun

Examples of jokey in a Sentence

the jokey tone of his stories
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Runquist’s Letterboxd posts tend to amount to a few jokey words. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025 Not to say there aren’t some clunkers, most notably a jokey take-me-out-to-the-ballgame baseball number that pads the second act, but the Flaherty-Ahrens score was and is Ragtime‘s signature achievement. Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025 There is nothing funny about the film’s jokey title, which is just a strained metaphor. Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025 Despite more complicated challenges, the cast are as jokey and jovial as ever. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jokey

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of jokey was circa 1825

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“Jokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jokey. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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