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also joky
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Recent Examples of jokey
There are also scores of chatty, jokey messages pointing to a much closer relationship than Mandelson had previously disclosed.
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Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Tamma has a madcap quality, playful, very jokey.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
However, if Harry's jokey swipe were to start a public dispute with the president, the stakes could be high for the prince following public comments by Trump in 2024 about the prince's visa and past use of drugs.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
But the jokey qualities and irreverent personality that have energized Wright’s best films sit somewhat awkwardly against the grim picture of class and wealth inequality, poverty, inadequate healthcare and oppressive law enforcement.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
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Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Tamma has a madcap quality, playful, very jokey.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
However, if Harry's jokey swipe were to start a public dispute with the president, the stakes could be high for the prince following public comments by Trump in 2024 about the prince's visa and past use of drugs.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
But the jokey qualities and irreverent personality that have energized Wright’s best films sit somewhat awkwardly against the grim picture of class and wealth inequality, poverty, inadequate healthcare and oppressive law enforcement.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jokey
Adjective
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These documents further illuminated the extent of the friendship between Bannon and Epstein, whose private exchanges are jocular, even affectionate at times.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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Over the decades the band’s music has moved steadily toward the kind of classic rock that punks once professed to hate — think of Led Zeppelin, think of Aerosmith, go ahead and think of Boston — while Grohl has taken up the role of jocular frontman with a gusto approaching that of David Lee Roth.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Sawgrass Mills is playful and even a little zany, so that amid all those bargain outlet stores, there’s a sense of adventure.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Parker and his team wanted a sense of heart conveyed through the playful, tuneful, unpolished score.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Based on the 1992 campy classic movie starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis and Isabella Rossellini, the stage musical bowed on Broadway in 2024.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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The layout spans three levels, so a group of six can spread out without losing that communal, campy energy.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
23 Feb. 2026
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The film’s wry brand of sadness at times recalls the work of Aki Kaurismäki, although Covi and Frimmel rarely mimic the Finnish auteur’s deadpan style of humor.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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But Fleming leaps past other wry wordsmiths with his constant, unrelenting effort to wring every last drop of laughter out of every single premise.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The bright Moon is in your witty sign, gifting you with unusual emotional insight.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
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This unmissable event will be an opportunity to celebrate a rich artistic year and laugh at the witty remarks of Benjamin Lavernhe, master of ceremonies for this edition.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The waggish jeer that subverts the Reich Chancellery, designed by Adolf Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, must have sent the woman who chastises children for flatulent folly into a tizzy.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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After publishing a New York Times piece about grieving her late husband, the waggish writer received an email from a kindly old acquaintance who was also recently widowed.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
24 Oct. 2024
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Now Venerdì Pomeriggio promises to keep faith with Ponti’s signature girly and whimsical aesthetic but within a different business framework, hinged on smaller production, a sustainable focus and lower price points compared to her previous line.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The whimsical top being one such example.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
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Supporters argue flippant names show Trump is serious Immigration operation names have also received backlash for taking inspiration from pop culture.—
Matt Brown,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Such comments strike a somewhat flippant note in view of the disparity between MacSwiney’s and Proust’s circumstances, which included frequent outings to the Ritz in the latter’s case.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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