Synonyms of waggeries

waggeries

noun

plural of waggery

1

as in jokes

something said or done to cause laughter

Will Rogers' homespun waggeries struck a chord with audiences during the Great Depression

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jokes
• laughs
• drolleries
• giggles
• yocks
• gags
• screams
• ribs
• yaks
• boffos
• witticisms
• nifties
• yucks
• wisecracks
• one-liners
• funnies
• sallies
• japes
• pranks
• quips
• joshes
• pleasantries
• practical jokes
• yuks
• boffs
• jests
• cracks
• riots
• tricks
• comedies
• parodies
• railleries
• buffooneries
• boffolas
• leg-pulls
• panics
• antics
• capers
• humors
• thigh-slappers
• burlesques
• riffs
• knee-slappers
• persiflages
• monkeyshines
• wits
• banters
• lampoons
• mocks
• caricatures
• repartees
• mockeries
• wordplays
• put-ons

2

as in pranks

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke

her innocent little waggeries usually involved whoopee cushions or fake snakes in cans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pranks
• experiences
• practical jokes
• tricks
• adventures
• rogueries
• knaveries
• shavies
• capriccios
• games
• escapades
• shines
• times
• antics
• capers
• didos
• gags
• rags
• frolics
• plays
• monkeyshines
• didoes
• high jinks
• performances
• jests
• deeds
• horseplays
• tomfooleries
• hijinks
• larks
• missions
• rowdyisms
• whimseys
• stunts
• maneuvers
• shenanigans
• hoaxes
• hanky-pankies
• deceptions
• whims
• gambits
• trickeries
• feats
• subterfuges
• deceits
• vagaries
• caprices
• whimsies
• stratagems
• frauds
• ploys
• delusions
• wiles
• ruses
• conceits
• fancies
• shams