jokish

English

Etymology

From joke +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -əʊkɪʃ

Adjective

jokish (comparative more jokish, superlative most jokish)

  1. Inclined to joke; jocular
    • 1824, Mrs. Inchbald, The British Theatre:
      Oh, dear, how jokish these gentlemen are !
    • 2012, Steven Poole, You Aren't What You Eat: Fed Up with Gastroculture:
      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.
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