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Waggery
Pronunciation : Wag"ger*y
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [From Wag.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
pl. Waggeries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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