jokey

Related to jokey: jockey, Jockey shorts, Jabong

jok·ey

also jok·y (jō′kē)

adj. jok·i·er, jok·i·est

Characterized by joking or jokes, especially stale or clumsy jokes: jokey bumper stickers.

jok′i·ly adv.

jok′i·ness n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

jokey

(ˈdʒəʊkɪ) or

joky

adj, jokier or jokiest

intended as a joke; full of jokes

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

jok•ey

or jok•y

(ˈdʒoʊ ki)

adj. jok•i•er, jok•i•est.

given to or characterized by joking.

[1815–25]

jok′i•ly, adv.

jok′i•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

jokey

adjective playful, funny, amusing, teasing, humorous, mischievous, jesting, wisecracking, droll, facetious, waggish, prankish, nonserious He was still his old jokey self.
dry, grave, solemn, straight-faced, humourless, unsmiling

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Translations

Spanish / Español

Select a language:

jokey

[ˈdʒəʊkɪ] ADJ [person] → chistoso, guasón; [reference] → humorístico; [mood, tone] → guasón

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

But his flowery, jokey way of speaking can't mask the offensive messages he really wants to get across.

The mask slips; RECORD VIEW

Bush's Machiavellian Vice President, but the film's jokey tone undercuts his efforts VICE (15) ...

DICK DASTARDLY

A judge rejected the former Washington South councillor's claims the messages were just "jokey banter" and said it was ridiculous to suggest it was "anything other than you seeking sexual gratification".

No jail term for underage sex chat councillor; shamed but still free, he quizzed 12-year-old about sex

Should it be the robin on a holly bush, Father Christmas on his sleigh, or maybe the new jokey ones?

One thing is for sure - Christmas is on the cards!

It was a jokey question from a journalist and I gave a jokey response.

AM deletes boxing glove tweet after it was criticised

His jokey angry outbursts have been his mainstay for the last two decades.

Johnny Vegas in odd reaction to CarShare win at NTAs

Eagle-eyed viewer James Seber spotted the gaffe and tweeted it to Dan who retweeted it with a jokey correction.

SUPERBLOOPER; 20 DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 04.07.2017 DMUULS squareeyes@mirror.co.uk Thinking outside the box with Nicola Methven & Mark Jefferies SQUARE EYES

The jokey ad, to be aired as her son Sir Andy starts his Wimbledon campaign, sees fed-up Scottish footie supporters ditch their sport for tennis.

And it's ad-vantage Murray

He also allegedly asked the young teenager if she often got molested on a Saturday morning, which his defence team claimed had been said in a jokey way.

Do you often get molested on a Saturday morning? WHAT ROLF HARRIS IS ALLEGED TO HAVE SAID TO TEENAGE GIRL

He joins a selection of smurf-shaped jelly treats including Grouchy, Brainy and Jokey in strawberry and raspberry flavours and Smurfette in lemon and raspberry flavours.

QUICK BITES

Prince Harry was pictured this week with two phones clamped to his ears raising money for charity with London City brokers and the inevitable headline: 'Not now, Meghan, I'm busy' - a jokey reference to his girlfriend Meghan Markle.