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Meaning of "jokey" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JOKEY

jokey  [ˈdʒəʊkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JOKEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jokey is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES JOKEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of jokey in the English dictionary

The definition of jokey in the dictionary is intended as a joke; full of jokes.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JOKEY


chokey
ˈtʃəʊkɪ
choky
ˈtʃəʊkɪ
coky
ˈkəʊkɪ
croaky
ˈkrəʊkɪ
folkie
ˈfəʊkɪ
folky
ˈfəʊkɪ
hokey
ˈhəʊkɪ
hokey-pokey
ˌhəʊkɪˈpəʊkɪ
joky
ˈdʒəʊkɪ
karaoke
ˌkɑːrəˈəʊkɪ
Loki
ˈləʊkɪ
moki
ˈməʊkɪ
okey-dokey
ˈəʊkɪˈdəʊkɪ
Okie
ˈəʊkɪ
pokey
ˈpəʊkɪ
pokie
ˈpəʊkɪ
roky
ˈrəʊkɪ
roquet
ˈrəʊkɪ
smokey
ˈsməʊkɪ
smoky
ˈsməʊkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JOKEY

jointworm
Joinville
joist
jojoba
jojoba oil
joke
joker
jokesmith
jokesome
jokester
jokier
jokiest
jokily
jokiness
joking
joking apart
jokingly
Jokjakarta
joky
jol

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOKEY

blokey
dickey
donkey
escape key
field hockey
hickey
hockey
hokey cokey
hot key
ice hockey
jockey
key
low-key
mickey
monkey
on key
rickey
turkey
turnkey
whiskey

Synonyms and antonyms of jokey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «JOKEY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «jokey» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of jokey

Translation of «jokey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOKEY

Find out the translation of jokey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jokey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jokey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

玩笑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jokey
570 millions of speakers

English

jokey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

jokey
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

JOKEY
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смешной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jokey
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জকি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jokey
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jokey
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jokey
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冗談好きな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

JOKEY
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jokey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

jokey
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jokey
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गेम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

jokey
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jokey
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Jokey
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смішний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Jokey
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

jokey
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Jokey
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jokey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jokey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jokey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JOKEY»

The term «jokey» is regularly used and occupies the 73.340 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JOKEY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jokey

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2 QUOTES WITH «JOKEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word jokey.
1
Marian Keyes
I think denial's fascinating. It's a jokey word, but it really happens, and sometimes in enormous ways.
2
Cecily Strong
I do Twitter, but I'm still not great on it - I'm not good at writing short little jokes, so my Twitter's not really a jokey thing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOKEY»

Discover the use of jokey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jokey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Saucer of Loneliness
BRENT AND PRECIOUS WERE SITTING on the farmhouse porch when little Jokey sidled out from behind the barn and came cat-footing up to them. Precious, who had ringlets and was seven years old and very clean, stopped swinging on the ...
Theodore Sturgeon, Paul Williams, 2002
2
50 Short Science Fiction Tales
Talent Theodore Sturgeon Mrs. Brent and Precious were sitting on the farmhouse porch when little Jokey sidled out from behind the barn and came catfooting up to them. Precious, who had ringlets and was seven years old and very clean, ...
Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin, 1997
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Constituent Order in Functional Grammar: Synchronic and ...
Consider, for example, a clause containing three appositive structures, the wellknown comedian, Jokey Jakey and star of the show, all with subject function. These three structures will all be placed in N2 by the rules in (38). The rules in ( 268) ...
John H. Connolly, 1991
4
Brand Equity Planning with Structuralist Rhetorical Semiotics:
37_5 (Visual, Verbal, Music). Jokey gets back on his feet and starts running horseless, while reaching the other horses. Horse shouting: “Run, run”. Previously seen disgruntled man in the audience looking at the scene through his binoculars.
Rossolatos, George, 2014
5
Storm Trooper
“That was Jokey Smurf.” “Oh yeah,” Eric said, staring out at Spasko like he was about to go into a big soliloquy. “You'd think the Smurfs would've learned not to accept any big yellow gift boxes from Jokey Smurf. Yet sometimes two or three ...
Kevin Cramer, 2001
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The New Monthly Magazine
I never heard of such a people, Sir. Pray where do they inhabit ?" " Why, they — the Jokey-pokeys ? Why, where should they ? Jokey-pokey-land, to be sure." " Ha ! — And pray, Sir, where is Jokey-pokey-land ? for I have no recollection of ever ...
‎1831
7
Catalyst: Hotel St Kilda
Salvoes of missiles were being thrown from the back of the crowd when at last the sound of the sirens increased in volume as the police cars breeched the barricades. In the no-man's-land between the two groups all eyes were now on Jokey.
Michael Knaggs, 2014
8
The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal
The Jokey-pokeys ! I never heard of such a people, Sir. Pray where do they inhabit ?" " Why, they — the Jokey-pokeys ? Why, where should they ? Jokey- pokey-land, to be sure." " Ha ! — And pray, Sir, where is Jokey-pokey-land ? for I have no ...
‎1831
9
Feminist Ryan Gosling: Feminist Theory (as Imagined) from ...
In this hilarious book based on the wildly popular blog, the author pairs swoon-worthy photos of the steamy actor with sensitive feminist theories and plenty of sweet talk.
Danielle Henderson, 2012
10
The Magic Behind the Voices: A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors
Additional Voices Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962) TV .... Ghost of Christmas Past Mulan (1998) .... Grandmother Fa My Smurfy Valentine TV Series .... Jokey/ Smurfberry Bird Of Feline Bondage (1965) Jerry/Fairy Godmouse Off to See the ...
Tim Lawson, Alisa Persons, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOKEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jokey is used in the context of the following news items.
1
John Lloyd on Spitting Image, QI and today's politicians - Daily Mail
I say it sounds a little like he pushed Fry into it and Lloyd's jokey demeanour drops. 'I have been in charge of programmes since I was 22,' he ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Buckingham Palace Nazi Leak Suspect Taken to Tower of London …
“The Sun newspaper has seen fit to print photos and films showing the youthful Queen and other members of the royal family doing some jokey ... «Daily Squib, Jul 15»
3
Alfred Morris says he agrees with ESPN.com that he's not an elite …
The word elite has become something of a jokey buzzword in the NFL, a standard that few players meet but many are judged by. One cheeky ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Duran Duran on Pushing the Pop Envelope, Staying Power and …
“Our videos were fun, jokey.” Duran Duran & Nile Rodgers Talk New Album. They vigorously enjoyed the spoils of their success, dating models, ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
5
Adam Lambert Crushes 'We Are the Champions' Parody on Late …
Not even Cordon, himself. “Ok, so @adamlambert managed to make a jokey parody AWESOME!!!!” he tweeted after the episode aired on the ... «TVLine, Jul 15»
6
Plugged In: Caitlyn Jenner's Big ESPYs Night | Access Hollywood
It's hard -- I word for a minute. I didn't want it to are jokey right off the bat, just the gravitas to hit it right from the start. Did you feel that at all or no? «Access Hollywood, Jul 15»
7
Inside the home of entrepreneur Ciaran Mulligan - Independent.ie
It was a gift from a friend, and a jokey nod - as are the shocking-pink cushions on the garden chairs - to marriage equality. Ciaran is extremely ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
I Gave Up Texting For A Week and Here's What Happened
... down and had to text the person I had a crush on because I was not going to mess up a potential courtship by replying to their cute jokey texts ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Jul 15»
9
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Ant-Man' - Washington Times
... too little to do, an appealingly jokey hero in need of redemption and a heartless villain who mirrors the protagonist but takes the other path. «Washington Times, Jul 15»
10
China's young people have spoken. And what they want is sex …
Online stores are selling jokey Uniqlo T-shirts too. None of this will please the government. But the rest of the population is moving in one ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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