jokingly

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ˈdʒoʊ.kɪŋ.li/ / /ˈdʒəʊ.kɪŋ.liː/ / [ˈdʒəʊ.kɪŋ.lɪ]

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English joking Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English jokingly From joking + -ly.

In a joking manner.
“San Jose, the county seat, is jokingly referred to as “Man Jose” by the locals, and with good reason: In the 22 to 29 age cohort, Santa Clara County has 37,410 never-married, college-grad men versus 27,147 never-married, college-grad women.”