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facetiously



ADVERB
jokingly
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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

“I can see this is going to be another pleasant family meal,” he said facetiously.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter


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