冗じょう談だん気ぎ味み

noun

half-joking; somewhat joking; in a jocular vein

Describes a statement or manner that is partly serious and partly joking, often with a light, teasing tone. Commonly used as 冗談気味に言う or 冗談気味の口調.

• 彼かれは冗じょう談だん気ぎ味みに「辞やめるかも」と言いった。

  He said half-jokingly, 'I might quit.'

• 冗じょう談だん気ぎ味みの口く調ちょうだったが、本ほん音ねが少すこし見みえた。

  It was a half-joking tone, but I could see a bit of his true feelings.