variants
or less commonly joky
jokier; jokiest
Examples of jokey in a Sentence
the jokey tone of his stories
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Matt Damon, who has made six films with Clooney appeared in a jokey video message to kick off the night, explaining that a prior pickleball obligation prevented him from attending in person.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Not for anyone important; the cantankerous artist (played by Ian McKellen), the protagonist of Steven Soderbergh’s new movie, The Christophers, is recording jokey Cameos for eager fans.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Not for anyone important; the cantankerous artist (played by Ian McKellen), the protagonist of Steven Soderbergh’s new movie, The Christophers, is recording jokey Cameos for eager fans.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for jokey
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“Jokey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jokey. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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