jocularism

Etymology

From jocular + -ism.

jocularism means A jokingly contrived word or term. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A jokingly contrived word or term.“It is clear from the contexts in which the terms appear that these terms were thought of as jocularisms from the British perspective, again demonstrating the power imbalance of the era.”
The act or practice of joking.