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waggery

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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. Source: opted
2. n. waggish behavior Source: wordnet
3. n. a quaint and amusing jest Source: wordnet
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. Source: webster
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. Source: adambom

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action gayety good-humored jocularity manner merriment mischievous pleasantry sarcasm schoolboy wag drollery expression irving locke lurking sportive trick waggish amusing behavior jest quaint

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