waggery
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.wag·gery
noun \ˈwa-gə-rē\ plural wag·ger·ies
Definition of WAGGERY
1
: mischievous merriment : pleasantry
2
: jest; especially : practical joke
See Examples of WAGGERY
- <tossing lighted firecrackers around is not the kind of harmless waggery that it might seem>
- <Will Rogers' homespun waggeries struck a chord with audiences during the Great Depression.>
First Known Use of WAGGERY
1594
Related to WAGGERY
- Synonyms
- devilishness, devilment, devilry (or deviltry), diablerie, espièglerie, hob, impishness, knavery, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan(s), mischief, waggishness, wickedness
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