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jokish en · ADJ

Etymology

From joke + -ish.

Meanings

1. Inclined to joke; jocular
   • Oh, dear, how jokish these gentlemen are ! 1824, Mrs. Inchbald, The British Theatre:
   • But Carême's creations, rather than proving the inherent artiness of food, seem rather to bespeak a jokish spectacularism in an orgy of conspicuous waste. 2012, Steven Poole, You Aren't What You Eat: Fed Up with Gastroculture:

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