jocose

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dʒəˈkəʊs/
• (America) IPA: /dʒəˈkoʊs/, /dʒoʊˈkoʊs/

Adjective

jocose

1. given to jesting; habitually jolly
   • 1941, Ogden Nash, "Look What You Did, Christopher!", in The Face Is Familiar, Garden City Publishing Company, page 223.

     The American people, / With grins jocose, / Always survive the fatal dose.

2. playful; characterized by joking

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:witty

Related terms

• jocular
• jocund

Translations

• German: drollig, launig
• Spanish: jocoso

Translations

• German: drollig, scherzend
• Spanish: jocoso

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