About The Word Waggery
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Waggery
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What's The Definition Of Waggery?
[n] a quaint and amusing jest
[n] waggish behavior Synonyms | Synonyms for Waggery: drollery | waggishness Related Terms | Find terms related to Waggery: See Also | fun | jest | jocularity | joke | play | sport Waggery In Webster's Dictionary \Wag"ger*y\ (-g[~e]r*[y^]), n.; pl. {Waggeries}. [From
{Wag}.]
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.
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