waggery
noun
the action, spirit, or language of a wag; roguish or droll humor.
waggeries
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pluralof waggery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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All kinds of petty insults were heaped upon its pastors; while their place of worship was made the scene of vulgar waggeries and ribald jests.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
And then how dearly too did "mine host of the tavern," enter into their joviality, and aid them in those little waggeries they were so prone to engage in.
From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Henry Curling
Bixiou had the whole history of his own times at his finger-ends, more particularly its scandalous chronicle, embellished by added waggeries of his own.
From The Firm of Nucingen by Honoré de Balzac
Many great moralists have suffered from them: the gods are always up to such sardonic waggeries.
From Damn! A Book of Calumny by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken
A thousand recollections of urchin waggeries spring up at its repetition.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 403, December 5, 1829 by Various
