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joky

4.6

Full of jokes to make people laugh

adjective
/ˈjoʊki/

: bromista

Even like stocking fillers, little jokey presents, main presents, everything.

Examples

Now Carl is the intellect and now he a a jokey, jokey and through the Thor boy wit wit, mind you, wit some glitter special effects.
His joky attitude made the whole group laugh during the meeting.
She wrote a joky letter filled with puns and funny anecdotes.
The comedian's joky style charmed the audience from the start.

Synonyms

jokey

vsjoky

Informal

6 3.9

Said or done to be funny rather than serious

is intended to be lighthearted rather than merely not serious

jocular

vsjoky

3 6.8

Playful and friendly in a joking way

is intended humor rather than a stable personal habit

jocose

vsjoky

Formal

8.7

Playful and joking to make people laugh

is aimed at lighthearted intentional humor rather than general character

Antonyms

serious

452 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

somber

4 4.2

Dark and dull in color, not bright

How Playful

comic

289 1.9

jocular

3 6.8

joky

4.6

lighthearted

17 3.7

Surface Forms

joky positive

Morphology

joky = joke (transparent) = joke + y

Formed from the noun 'joke' plus the adjectival suffix '-y', giving the straightforward meaning 'full of jokes' or 'playful'.

Etymology

Joky comes from the familiar word joke plus the ending -y, so it literally means 'full of jokes' or 'playful'; that's why we call a person or remark joky when it is light and funny.