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jokey

[joh-kee] / ˈdʒoʊ ki /










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Rather than putting out a dry statement promising to cooperate with the authorities, five employees crafted a jokey response saying the robbers had taken KitKat’s “have a break” slogan a little too literally.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

The ambiguity of that hit single was unsettled further by more jokey elements on that album — like the cover of Gloria Gaynor’s disco anthem, ‘I Will Survive.’

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2026

The tone of the messages from this time is often jokey and indiscreet, occasionally veering into excruciatingly frank.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2026

Someone makes a jokey reference to the cartoon contrivance of “Scooby-Doo,” and the comparison is brutally apt.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

I got a crooked grin and a jokey salute.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Finland: Its best could be Nokia. 2,300 Style Invitational entries: even the best could be jokier.

From Washington Post Jul. 23, 2020

Other segments are indeed jokier in tone, since "Bubba the Love Sponge" was supposed to be a comedy show.

From Salon Mar. 11, 2019

There, it was altogether jokier; here it’s got an earnestly efficient cool.

From The New Yorker May 29, 2016

It has more of the feel of a traditional family sitcom than the louder, jokier competition on Nickelodeon, but the humor is still pretty broad and the plotting blunt for anyone outside that age group.

From New York Times Jun. 24, 2014

Others, such as Caledonian Smoking Picture, from the same year, are jokier.

From The Guardian Aug. 17, 2011




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