Jokeyness
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of jokiness. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
"‘The discovery of this woman’s body suddenly threw a complex of apparently unrelated incidents into an integrated whole. You grind away at routine, you collect a vast amount of data ninety-per-cent of which is useless and then—some thing happens and Bingo—the other ten-per-cent sits up like Jacky and Bob’s your uncle.’ He paused, having astonished himself by this intemperate excursion into jokeyness."
Example
More examples"‘The discovery of this woman’s body suddenly threw a complex of apparently unrelated incidents into an integrated whole. You grind away at routine, you collect a vast amount of data ninety-per-cent of which is useless and then—some thing happens and Bingo—the other ten-per-cent sits up like Jacky and Bob’s your uncle.’ He paused, having astonished himself by this intemperate excursion into jokeyness."
Etymology
From jokey + -ness.
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