Waggery

Definitions

1. Droll behaviour characteristic of a wag.
   countable, uncountable
2. A droll remark or jest.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“Earnestly bent upon fulfilling the weighty, nay solemn, responsibilities of his office at all hazard, even at the risk⟳ of so far neglecting his parliamentary duties as to appear⟳ upon the division-list less frequently than any of his colleagues, Sir John Pakington wore the wooden spoon at the whitebait dinner, though with an air of waggery — almost as a decoration.”

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