jokey
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of jokey
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Starring Milly Alcock as Superman’s antisocial cousin, the franchise’s latest installment has a lackluster storyline overloaded with jokey antics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
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
Not once in ‘F1’ does it feel like we’re invested in Pitt’s bizarrely constructed character, a throwback fossil with jokey Gen-Z tattoos.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Additionally, Mr. Battle had a company premiere with “Takademe,” a jokey, 3-minute solo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
Her voice was kind of jokey, but that made it worse.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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