jocosity
21jocoseness — noun the trait of merry joking • Syn: ↑jocosity, ↑merriness, ↑humorousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑humorous (for: ↑humorousness), ↑merry ( …
22jocularity — noun 1. a feeling facetious merriment • Syn: ↑jocundity • Derivationally related forms: ↑jocular, ↑jocund (for: ↑jocundity) • Hypernyms: ↑gaiety, ↑ …
23merriness — noun the trait of merry joking • Syn: ↑jocoseness, ↑jocosity, ↑humorousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑humorous (for: ↑humorousness), ↑merry, ↑ …
24jocose — adjective Etymology: Latin jocosus, from jocus joke Date: 1673 1. given to joking ; merry 2. characterized by joking ; humorous Synonyms: see witty • jocosely adverb • jocoseness …
25Bathtub hoax — The bathtub hoax was a famous hoax or practical joke perpetrated by the American journalist H. L. Mencken, involving the publication of a fictitious history of the bathtub. On December 28, 1917, an article titled “A Neglected Anniversary” by H. L …
26The Joker (That's What They Call Me) — is a song, written by Billy Myles. It was a hit on the rhythm and blues and Canadian charts in 1957. It was famously sung by Oliver Hazell who is described to have given performances with extreme jocosity.A popular cover version was recorded by… …
27Carmen up to Data — Infobox Musical name = Carmen up to Data subtitle = caption = music = Meyer Lutz lyrics = G. R. Sims Henry Pettitt book = G. R. Sims Henry Pettitt basis = productions = 1890 West End awards = Carmen up to Data is a musical burlesque with a score… …
28American Renaissance — or New England Renaissance Period from the 1830s roughly until the end of the American Civil War in which U.S. literature came of age as an expression of a national spirit. The literary scene was dominated by New England Brahmin writers, notably… …
29American literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language in the United States. Like other national literatures, American literature was shaped by the history of the country that produced it. For almost a century and a… …
30jocose — adjective a) given to jest; habitually jolly b) playful; characterized by joking See Also: jocosely, jocosity, jocular, jocund …
