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also joky
as in jocular
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Recent Examples of jokey
Online, jokey provocations feigned a detachment from real life.
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Burr was jokey and conspiratorial, warm and whispery one moment, explosive the next, but strategically.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Reynolds replied in his characteristic jokey way, though his comment elicited uncomfortable laughter and stunned looks from Kevin Costner and other celebrities in the audience.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
His elegant dispatch was a distinct departure from the jokey writing that had previously filled the magazine.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Burr was jokey and conspiratorial, warm and whispery one moment, explosive the next, but strategically.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Reynolds replied in his characteristic jokey way, though his comment elicited uncomfortable laughter and stunned looks from Kevin Costner and other celebrities in the audience.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
His elegant dispatch was a distinct departure from the jokey writing that had previously filled the magazine.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jokey
Adjective
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Indeed, comments immediately arose among fans — some jocular, some serious — that Starkey might be in line to take over in the Foos for Freese.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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The movie seems to recoil from its own hammering dramatics, with Bryce Dessner’s score toggling uneasily between jocular blues and dour, overcompensating strings.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rhinestone pasties peeked out just beneath the neckline, a playful, unexpected twist that only SZA could elevate.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
30 May 2025
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This red bubble bandeau dress is playful, fun and effortlessly coquettish.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Wise planned to go campy full-robot for the mysterious bot character.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Check out its wig-laden, campy music video, directed by Sandy Honig, below.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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He’s regarded as someone who’s down-to-earth, a tremendous teammate and a dressing room cutup thanks to his quick and wry sense of humour.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The sense of incidence with which May ’68 plays out, far in the background, speaks to a film for which the political is of little importance, or at least one that reflects the political through wry non-confrontations.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Adding witty sayings to the leaves of handheld fans, Knighten wanted to make a statement with her products in a fun and unique way.—
Ruth Etiesit Samuel,
Essence,
4 June 2025
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This bold, witty new play follows two sets of Armenian Americans: one man fighting for legal recognition in the 1920s, while a century later, his descendant fights for followers and a competent glam team.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 June 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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Matty’s Easter egg blue Lafayette 148 blazer and whimsical paw-print shirt by MNG act as a double agent, and her Clarks flats both enhance a deceptive shuffle and allow for covert, nimble movement.—
Fawnia Soo Hoo,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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Punctuated by stripes and slim, knobby legs, this whimsical seating looks like something Tim Burton would dream up for your next happy hour.—
Kelly Dawson,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Although flippant, LuPone’s words only serve to hurt everyone during a turbulent time for the arts in America, the open letter from the theater community said.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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Despite the seriousness of the charges, many on social media users have taken a strikingly flippant stance on the cold-blooded public execution of an American insurance executive, highlighting a consensus among people of all political stripes that the country's healthcare industry is deeply broken.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Jokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jokey. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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