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The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy.

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  1. n. The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy.
  2. n. waggish behavior
  3. n. a quaint and amusing jest
  4. 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.
  5. The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportivetrick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as,the waggery of a schoolboy. Locke.A drollery and lurking waggery of expression. W. Irving.