Synonyms of waggeries

waggeries

noun

plural of waggery

1

as in laughs

something said or done to cause laughter

Will Rogers' homespun waggeries struck a chord with audiences during the Great Depression

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughs
• jokes
• drolleries
• giggles
• screams
• gags
• yocks
• ribs
• nifties
• practical jokes
• boffos
• yaks
• witticisms
• funnies
• wisecracks
• quips
• sallies
• joshes
• pranks
• japes
• pleasantries
• boffs
• yuks
• railleries
• cracks
• jests
• one-liners
• yucks
• tricks
• riots
• parodies
• comedies
• buffooneries
• leg-pulls
• thigh-slappers
• boffolas
• antics
• panics
• capers
• burlesques
• humors
• persiflages
• riffs
• knee-slappers
• mocks
• monkeyshines
• banters
• wits
• lampoons
• caricatures
• repartees
• mockeries
• wordplays
• put-ons

2

as in pranks

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke

her innocent little waggeries usually involved whoopee cushions or fake snakes in cans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pranks
• practical jokes
• experiences
• tricks
• rogueries
• knaveries
• shavies
• adventures
• capriccios
• didos
• games
• escapades
• shines
• times
• antics
• capers
• gags
• rags
• plays
• frolics
• high jinks
• tomfooleries
• monkeyshines
• didoes
• performances
• horseplays
• deeds
• jests
• rowdyisms
• hijinks
• missions
• larks
• whimseys
• hanky-pankies
• stunts
• maneuvers
• shenanigans
• hoaxes
• deceptions
• trickeries
• whims
• gambits
• subterfuges
• feats
• whimsies
• deceits
• caprices
• vagaries
• stratagems
• frauds
• ploys
• delusions
• wiles
• ruses
• conceits
• fancies
• shams