Related Words
See humorous 1.
Other Word Forms
- waggishly adverb
- waggishness noun
Etymology
Origin of waggish
Example Sentences
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It’s less concerned with satisfying the expectations of its genre than in finding waggish ways to deviate from them.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2023
Gunn gets that, evident in his interpretation of Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" and 2021's waggish do-over of "The Suicide Squad" for DC.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2022
When I next peeked at my phone, I saw that my waggish tweet was already obsolete.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2020
It was his background as an educator that he credited for his repetitive locution style - or, as waggish journalists dubbed it, his "single transferable speech".
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2020
No one had ever seen him so waggish, or so happy.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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