expression, godan verb (-su)
treat as a joke; do jokingly
Often used adverbially as 冗談めかして to describe saying or doing something in a joking manner, while not entirely serious.
See also: 冗談めかして
彼は冗談めかして「辞める」と言った。
He said jokingly that he would quit.
冗談めかし
I said it as a joke, but it was taken seriously.