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also joky
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Recent Examples of jokey
The conventionality that Gunn resorts to includes a subplot with the Green Lantern League, a jokey crew of XYZ-men knock-offs.
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Armond White, National Review, 11 July 2025
It’s packed with curling memorabilia and jokey artifacts: pin badges, curling stone statues, a Worst End trophy (complete with protruding horse’s butt), strategy whiteboards, and a sign revealing the Scottish Curler’s Grace.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 16 Apr. 2025
Disposable, anonymous, soulless, jokey slaughter.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
The jokey, gleefully profane lyrics are stimulating in the moment but then quickly forgotten, like novelty songs in a clever college cabaret.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 11 July 2025
It’s packed with curling memorabilia and jokey artifacts: pin badges, curling stone statues, a Worst End trophy (complete with protruding horse’s butt), strategy whiteboards, and a sign revealing the Scottish Curler’s Grace.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 16 Apr. 2025
Disposable, anonymous, soulless, jokey slaughter.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
The jokey, gleefully profane lyrics are stimulating in the moment but then quickly forgotten, like novelty songs in a clever college cabaret.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jokey
Adjective
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Modern American popular culture contains many jocular characters that resemble this folkloric bird, who is delightfully impervious to pain, from cartoon characters such as the Road Runner – an actual bird – to the foulmouthed, self-regenerating antihero Deadpool.—
Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
19 Aug. 2025
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The incomprehensibility of it all, of every awful thing wreaking havoc at once, has Gus in a state of jocular shock.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Today, the practice has taken on a playful twist, with people reimagining themselves in royal attire for humor and novelty.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Reeves was impressed with the script and, after meeting with Ansari in London, agreed to sign on for one of the most playful roles of his career (a scene with Rogen at a burger joint in which the angel learns to eat for the first time is an inspired bit of physical comedy).—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The custom shearling bag channeled a campy edge and of course, sportswear, reimagining the size of the racquet with exaggerated proportions and adding a playful pop of color and texture to the otherwise all-white outfit.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Obsessing over those cats is a campy Kristen Wiig, while Laila Lockhart Kraner returns from the series as Gabby and Gloria Estefan plays her grandmother.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Without either damning or lauding him, the script drops wry hints that POTUS’ relaxed charm is as much a part of the package as his experience and authority.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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His narration is a constant pleasure — mournful, wry, and suffused with a world-weary poetry.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Also included are a selection of wise and witty quotes by Monroe herself, as well as words from scholars and admirers.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Rolling Ray, a beloved social media trailblazer known for his witty one-liners and viral videos, has died, according to a social media post by Zeus Network.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
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Picturesque downtown Bryant is full of colorful murals and sculptures that range from whimsical to meaningful.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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This set of three decorative accents, available in acorns or mushrooms, is available in gold and silver, adding a natural and whimsical charm.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What’s meant as friendly can easily come across as awkward, flippant, or unclear.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Where internet trolls often come off as flippant or spiteful, there is a relentless sense of play and mastery of language in even McNally’s most needling posts.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Jokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jokey. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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