facetiously
Example Sentences
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There is no perfect name for this dynamic, but some have begun to refer to it, somewhat facetiously, as “Dark Woke.”
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
Olsen: I don’t mean this facetiously, but how do you find your research witch?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
The word “housedaddies,” referring facetiously to fathers who help in the home, appeared for the first time in The Times yesterday.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
That 27-point threshold can facetiously be described as the Keyes Constant, or Crazification Factor, meaning the amount of support a joke candidate of one of the major parties is likely to obtain.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2022
“You’ve got a good ear,” I said, I thought facetiously.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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