joking

Idioms  

1. see all joking aside.

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Explanation

You can describe something that's funny, lighthearted, or flippant as joking. A joking manner can be a good quality in a kids' dentist and a not-so-good quality in a funeral director. A joking birthday card might tease the recipient about his advanced age, and a joking tone in an interviewer's voice keeps the mood light and playful. When you're in a joking mood, you're full of good humor. At the heart of the adjective joking is joke, originally joque, from the Latin iocus, "joke, sport, or pastime."

Example Sentences

“I am a deep ‘Star Wars’ fan,” he said in his second week on “The Late Show,” joking that his teleprompter was unreadable because it had angled yellow text like the famous “Star Wars” scroll.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The one exception was when, at a campaign rally on Saturday, Massie took a shot at Gallrein’s support, joking that he’d been given a way to contact Gallrein for a potential concession speech.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

“I kind of manifested this whole thing and posted a couple TikToks last year just joking ... never thinking that it was a possibility,” Olson said during a “Good Morning America” interview on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

At his Tuesday show, Kimmel played a clip of Trump joking about his own age in a speech as he welcomed King Charles III earlier in the day.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Nate’s favorite crew member was Paul Dobbins, a joking eighteen-year-old with bright red hair and a gap-toothed grin.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis