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.