Definition of jokey in English:

jokey

(also joky)

adjectivejokiest, jokierˈdʒəʊkiˈdʒoʊki

Not serious; teasing or humorous.
a brief exchange of jokey comments
Example sentencesExamples
- She said they became engaged in a jokey text conversation.
- He was often very jokey and I was always pleased to see him.
- ‘The police officer was quite jokey at the end of the conversation, but said I'd have to remove the advert,’ he added.
- Working for opposing stations the two men relished the jokey adversarial relationship they shared - one which continues until today.
- Ryan's whole body tensed up and his jokey, light-hearted aura dissipated in a second.

Derivatives

jokily

adverbˈdʒəʊkɪliˈdʒoʊkəli

In a teasing or humorous manner.
he jokily refers to his paternity leave as a holiday
Example sentencesExamples
- Thomas seems an unlikely candidate for what she jokily calls ‘a quarter-life crisis’.
- ‘Sometimes it's quite nice to have him around, actually,’ she says, jokily but with an underlying tenderness.
- Bush senior had jokily asked for a seat near the back so that no one would see him crying with emotion.

jokiness

noun ˈdʒəʊkɪnɪsˈdʒoʊkinəs

mass noun

The quality of being teasing or humorous.
the initial jokiness gives way to a spiky drama
Example sentencesExamples
- Overt jokiness would damage the film's dramatic approach.
- Ten or 15 years ago, this would have been a very different book, full of the referential jokiness of postmodernism.
- Byford, a large man whose boyish jokiness can suddenly give way to stern-faced impatience, suddenly grew colder.

Rhymes

chokey, croaky, folkie, folky, hokey, hokey-cokey, hoki, karaoke, Loki, okey-dokey, Okie, pokey, poky, smoky, trochee

Definition of jokey in US English:

jokey

(also joky)

adjectiveˈjōkēˈdʒoʊki

Not serious; teasing or humorous.
a brief exchange of jokey comments
Example sentencesExamples
- He was often very jokey and I was always pleased to see him.
- Ryan's whole body tensed up and his jokey, light-hearted aura dissipated in a second.
- Working for opposing stations the two men relished the jokey adversarial relationship they shared - one which continues until today.
- ‘The police officer was quite jokey at the end of the conversation, but said I'd have to remove the advert,’ he added.
- She said they became engaged in a jokey text conversation.

单词	jokey
释义	Definition of jokey in English: jokey (also joky) adjectivejokiest, jokierˈdʒəʊkiˈdʒoʊki Not serious; teasing or humorous. a brief exchange of jokey comments Example sentencesExamples She said they became engaged in a jokey text conversation. He was often very jokey and I was always pleased to see him. ‘The police officer was quite jokey at the end of the conversation, but said I'd have to remove the advert,’ he added. Working for opposing stations the two men relished the jokey adversarial relationship they shared - one which continues until today. Ryan's whole body tensed up and his jokey, light-hearted aura dissipated in a second. Derivatives jokily adverbˈdʒəʊkɪliˈdʒoʊkəli In a teasing or humorous manner. he jokily refers to his paternity leave as a holiday Example sentencesExamples Thomas seems an unlikely candidate for what she jokily calls ‘a quarter-life crisis’. ‘Sometimes it's quite nice to have him around, actually,’ she says, jokily but with an underlying tenderness. Bush senior had jokily asked for a seat near the back so that no one would see him crying with emotion. jokiness noun ˈdʒəʊkɪnɪsˈdʒoʊkinəs mass noun The quality of being teasing or humorous. the initial jokiness gives way to a spiky drama Example sentencesExamples Overt jokiness would damage the film's dramatic approach. Ten or 15 years ago, this would have been a very different book, full of the referential jokiness of postmodernism. Byford, a large man whose boyish jokiness can suddenly give way to stern-faced impatience, suddenly grew colder. Rhymes chokey, croaky, folkie, folky, hokey, hokey-cokey, hoki, karaoke, Loki, okey-dokey, Okie, pokey, poky, smoky, trochee Definition of jokey in US English: jokey (also joky) adjectiveˈjōkēˈdʒoʊki Not serious; teasing or humorous. a brief exchange of jokey comments Example sentencesExamples He was often very jokey and I was always pleased to see him. Ryan's whole body tensed up and his jokey, light-hearted aura dissipated in a second. Working for opposing stations the two men relished the jokey adversarial relationship they shared - one which continues until today. ‘The police officer was quite jokey at the end of the conversation, but said I'd have to remove the advert,’ he added. She said they became engaged in a jokey text conversation.
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