Jocoserious [jo-ko-SEER-ee-uhs]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: English 17th century
1. Simultaneously jocular and serious; mixing mirth with serious matters.
Examples of jocoserious in a sentence
"It can be hard to strike a jocoserious tone in a TV show, but the recent hits “Succession” and “Barry” are enormously popular examples of it done well."
"Dwight tries to keep things light with his colleagues, but the importance of his work as a surgeon means his manner is often more jocoserious, which can be seen as flippant."
