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Waggery   Listen
noun
Waggery  n.  (pl. waggeries)  The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy. "A drollery and lurking waggery of expression."






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"Waggery" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the British sailor; and in this lies the proof of their genuineness. His songs are simple and melodious; there is a manly ring in their word and rhythm; they have the swagger and the fearlessness of the typical tar; they have, too, the beat of his true heart, his kindly waggery, his sturdy fidelity to his country and his king. There is nothing quite like them ...
— Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 • Various



Words linked to "Waggery" :   waggishness, play, jest, drollery, joke, jocularity



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