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WAGGERY

 Dictionary entry overview: What does waggery mean? 

WAGGERY (noun)
  The noun WAGGERY has 2 senses:

1. waggish behavior
2. a quaint and amusing jest

  Familiarity information: WAGGERY used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WAGGERY (noun)


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Meaning:

Waggish behavior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

waggery; waggishness

Hypernyms ("waggery" is a kind of...):

fun; play; sport (verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously))


Sense 2waggery [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A quaint and amusing jest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

drollery; waggery

Hypernyms ("waggery" is a kind of...):

jest; jocularity; joke (activity characterized by good humor)


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