joky
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of joky
Example Sentences
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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan showed he’s trying to battle cancer with a grin on Tuesday, posting a photo on social media of his newly hairless head with a joky caption.
From Time
Or, given that they were obviously aware of being filmed, maybe they were making a joky Spinal Tap style sequence for some future purpose; I would love that to be the case.
From The Guardian
A joky picture of a skeleton with two wine jugs comments mordantly on the perils of booze.
From The Guardian
The joky tone of this exchange is characteristic of the novel, which delights in the incongruity of relocating ancient myths and deities in the small towns of America, observed as closely as only a non-American writer could manage.
From The Guardian
I hate a funny man, or a joky man.
From Project Gutenberg
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