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as in mischief
playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm
tossing lighted firecrackers around is not the kind of harmless waggery that it might seem
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as in laugh
something said or done to cause laughter
Will Rogers' homespun waggeries struck a chord with audiences during the Great Depression
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as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
her innocent little waggeries usually involved whoopee cushions or fake snakes in cans
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Recent Examples of waggery
To ask you to step into the parlor was Maggie’s favorite waggery, the divisions of her cabin being purely imaginary.
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Gertrude A. Zerr, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
Gertrude A. Zerr, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waggery
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Daniel Taylor has written about the mentality, moves, and mischief which made him — and unearths his first ever scouting report.Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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The London Cat, a great skinless feline who likes to turn people inside-out and embodies all the mischief and malevolence of cats).Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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The fake laugh would be ‘gasp gasp,’ a kind of inhale.Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Rivers said with a laugh before his Bucks’ faced Thibodeau’s Knicks at Madison Square Garden.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Videos centered around pranks, forced performances, or situations where children appear uncomfortable or pressured to act for the audience.Holly Garcia, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
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Vincent Price’s favorite holiday was Christmas, and the horror icon couldn’t resist pulling a prank on his wife each December, according to his daughter.Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Speaking over Zoom, Vidal told me that in 2019 many people took Trump’s suggestion about buying Greenland as a joke.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Humor is a helpful tool in dealing with tension and stress, so making jokes about an incident that can help manage the feelings of cognitive dissonance and helplessness news like this can elicit.Callum Booth, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Nanna has since learned new tricks and is starting potty training.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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One of the best tricks to staying healthy is to base yourself near a gym.Annie Daly, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Rankin’s latest surreal comedy, between hilarious drollery and bitter disillusionment.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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His ambition and synthetic public persona are the butt of countless withering drolleries.Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Waggery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waggery. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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