WAGGERY

drollery, waggery

(noun) a quaint and amusing jest

waggery, waggishness

(noun) waggish behavior

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

waggery (countable and uncountable, plural waggeries)

droll behaviour characteristic of a wag

a droll remark or jest

Source: Wiktionary


Wag"ger*y, n.; pl. Waggeries. Etym: [From Wag.]

Definition: The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy. Locke. A drollery and lurking waggery of expression. W. Irving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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