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also joky
as in jocular
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Recent Examples of jokey
Forty-seven has special significance there thanks to a jokey student project from the '60s, which attempted to prove that the number appears in nature more often than any other.
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Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
Soccer nationalism has become largely carnivalesque— a giant costume party, a jokey, theatrical form of chauvinism.
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Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
The files include jokey exchanges and emails planning visits to Epstein properties, teeth-whitening appointments and shopping trips.
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Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
The files include jokey exchanges and emails planning visits to Epstein properties, teeth-whitening appointments and shopping trips.
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Jill Lawless,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
Soccer nationalism has become largely carnivalesque— a giant costume party, a jokey, theatrical form of chauvinism.
—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
The files include jokey exchanges and emails planning visits to Epstein properties, teeth-whitening appointments and shopping trips.
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Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
The files include jokey exchanges and emails planning visits to Epstein properties, teeth-whitening appointments and shopping trips.
—
Jill Lawless,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jokey
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His use of jocular names for detention centers has been imitated by other Republican governors creating state facilities to be used by ICE.
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Infantino presided over the events with jocular asides and instant recall of previous matches and scores.
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The bar program is playful, colorful and communal — expect to see a little something for everyone.
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The playful exchange is the latest glimpse into the couple's famously candid relationship.
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As muscles disappear and social hierarchies collapse, Jim embarks on a wild, campy quest to find a cure before his life falls apart completely.
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The sessions went so well that Morali asked Willis to front the group, which adopted campy archetypes of masculinity — cop, cowboy and construction worker among them — in their stage costumes.
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Co-created by Seinfeld and Larry David, the sitcom was a massive hit in the ’90s thanks to its wry dissection of social norms, and the talents of costars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards.
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Chocolate brings it home with a punch line—a wry observation to end the story with a laugh.
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Weeks’ mother described her daughter as passionate about music and justice, witty and compassionate.
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Brought to you by Emma Seligman, Shiva Baby is a comedy memorable for its distinctive storyline, witty dialogue, and stellar performances—especially from Molly Gordon, Dianna Agron, and star Rachel Sennott.
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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.
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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.
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The whimsical stone and iron structure features large arched windows, tall towers, elaborate metalwork, and raised walkways that offer scenic views of the surrounding San Isabel National Forest.
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Look out for the town's whimsical water tower, painted with rainbow stripes to evoke a hot air balloon, from the interstate (on Cove Road).
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Your method of dismissing your flippant remarks, then, is probably the next best option to silence.
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Chick lit was flippant and fizzy and fun, above all, as effervescent and guiltless as a vodka soda.
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“Jokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jokey. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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