joky
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of joky
Example Sentences
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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 • Jun. 1, 2014
By jaunty he does not mean arch and joky.
From Time Magazine Archive
He exchanges a few joky words with Anthony Hawkins, the 36-year-old black manager of Harborplace.
From Time Magazine Archive
But half the film is merely joky in a flat, familiar way, and Steve Martin in the title role and Charles Grodin as his best friend too consistently play in the depressed-repressed mode.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thunder splits the ships, But he only smacks his lips, A tastin' of this flip,— Such a funny, sporty, gamy, jesty, joky, hoky-poky lad, is the Ocean, oh!
From Moby Dick, or, the whale by Melville, Herman
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