jocosity

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Noun
  • What marks a show of his is the combination of jocularity and generosity.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • That sense of jeopardy will always beat The Hundred jocularity every time.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Spaar’s colloquial flippancies only reinforces her fervency.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • Meanwhile, the unironic, light-hearted rom-com has been replaced with cynicism and flippancy.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The show, with its interest in corporate buffoonery, doesn’t quite manage to hand-wave away the queasy implications.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Receivers have cratered seasons with me-over-we buffoonery.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Hudson showed some subtle support for the jesting knocks to her boyfriend by reposting a clip of his final joke shared on Fox News' official X page.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
  • No matter what happened, Dunham could not seem to help posting through it, her public persona one of infinite jesting confession.
    Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Oh, but the Padres manager was ready with the joking last night.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • Still, Yoon’s joking somehow lightens the mood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Hair wound into an easy plait and finished with a designer tie communicates a cheeky insouciance.
    Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 14 June 2026
  • This turn was frankly difficult to digest in a show that’s otherwise adopted a stance of irreverent insouciance toward other hot topics.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Against that background, the show’s playfulness gave the clothes some tension.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • To commemorate the grand opening, Butter Baby has released Blind Box Series 1, featuring seven collectible characters in different outfits and moods that capture the playfulness of the viral character.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Energy and vivacity mixed with a real knowledge of music, far different from her own.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026
  • Through their final moments, too, these butterflies maintain an unusual vivacity.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
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“Jocosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jocosity. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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