jokey
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There are several jokey videos depicting police chasing human sized cats, and Scottish drag performer Ellie Diamond has issued a video declaring that she is not the Cat in the Hat killer.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Mr. Wharton writes all this in a jokey, colloquial fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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
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
Even Dad called her that sometimes, but always in a jokey, complimentary way.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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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