waggishness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

waggishness
    n 1: waggish behavior [syn: {waggery}, {waggishness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Waggish \Wag"gish\ (-g[i^]sh), a.
   1. Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or
      good humor; frolicsome. "A company of waggish boys."
      --L'Estrange.
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   2. Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive;
      humorous; as, a waggish trick.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Wag"gish*ly}, adv. -- {Wag"gish*ness},
      n.
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