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also joky
as in jocular
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Recent Examples of jokey
Indeed, all the actors seem genuinely committed to their parts, which gives everything a convincing gravity that feels true, and which runs counter to the jokey messiness of so many modern horror sequels.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Runquist’s Letterboxd posts tend to amount to a few jokey words.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Not to say there aren’t some clunkers, most notably a jokey take-me-out-to-the-ballgame baseball number that pads the second act, but the Flaherty-Ahrens score was and is Ragtime‘s signature achievement.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
There is nothing funny about the film’s jokey title, which is just a strained metaphor.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jokey
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Entire families, with kids and dogs, took their holiday portraits — not with a jocular Santa, but with a snarling Krampus, standing in front of an Alpine forest backdrop.—
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Even was talkative and jocular, telling stories about blowout parties in Marrakech.—
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Hudson’s performance kicks into a surprising dramatic gear, the actress’s playful Milwaukee accent settling into a relatively somber key, grappling with dreams dashed.—
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From minimalist finishes to playful graphics and elevated textures, these manicures set the tone for the year ahead, proving that short nails aren’t a fallback—they’re the focus.—
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Kitsch is now widely accepted as being playful, campy, nostalgic, theatrical, and full of personality.—
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In the grand scheme of campy sitcom silliness, Bewitched sweeps past the competition on a magic broomstick.—
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Clark balances serious conversations with wry humor, which is how people often deal with stress.—
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But sink into this wry, poignant story and all is forgiven.—
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Bode will play Greta Mills, Ro’s smart, witty and ambitious research partner who unwittingly becomes entangled in the film’s violent conflict.—
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In late April, love gets chatty and playful when Venus enters Gemini, followed by electric Uranus, bringing sparks through conversation, witty banter, spontaneous plans and flirting that starts as a joke and ends in a date.—
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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 asymmetrical design also featured a daring hip-high slit that completely bared her left leg and a whimsical thigh-high tight.—
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The whimsical cover introduces readers to Saffy and Lumo, two best friends whose devotion to their favorite foods leads to an unexpected, and very literal, transformation.—
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Often, though, the clutter is the point, and you’re smacked with temperamental textures that channel the flippant streak of plunderphonics.—
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The prosecutors were flippant in dismissing the SEC’s questions.—
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“Jokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jokey. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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