jokiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jokiness
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
  • 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
  • Returning to the director’s chair 11 years after drug-cartel drama 600 Miles, Gabriel Ripstein keeps things zipping along in an entertaining satire which, once again, highlights the rottenness at international football’s core.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Born in 1942 in California, the actor's acting career began in high school on a variety show satire of Gunsmoke, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Their outmoded style, with its seriousness and corniness, its big acting choices and low budgets, is basically impossible to recreate without falling into parody.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • Frankie stars in the musical comedy, a parody of the 1997 blockbuster Titanic set to a score of songs by Céline Dion.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • The frenetic antics of Illumination‘s mascot army of yellow miscreants have always been indebted to vintage slapstick.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 June 2026
  • And the slapstick with the painting, that was a big one.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • The goofy sketch comedies and homemade spoofs that once filled his channel gradually disappeared, replaced by melancholy short films and bleak monologues.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • But given the current box office sensations of Obsession and Backrooms, Tiddes certainly wishes the timing had allowed for spoofs of those horror movies.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
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“Jokiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jokiness. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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