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waggery

[wag-uh-ree] / ˈwæg ə ri /
NOUN
drollery
Synonyms
STRONG
buffoonery facetiousness foolishness jest pleasantry raillery whimsicality whimsy
Antonyms
WEAK
seriousness
NOUN
drollness
Synonyms
WEAK
comedy comicality comicalness drollery farcicality funniness hilariousness humorousness jocoseness jocosity jocularity waggishness wittiness
NOUN
funniness
Synonyms
STRONG
comedy comicality drollery humorousness jocoseness jocosity jocularity waggishness wittiness
WEAK
comicalness drollness farcicality hilariousness
NOUN
impishness
Synonyms
STRONG
atrocity catastrophe devilment devilry deviltry evil fault friskiness frolicsomeness gag harm hurt ill injury misbehavior mischievousness misconduct misfortune naughtiness outrage playfulness prank prankishness rascality roguery roguishness sabotage shenanigans sportiveness tomfoolery transgression vandalism waggishness wrong wrongdoing
WEAK
diablerie dirty trick funny business high jinks misdoing monkey business waywardness
Antonyms
STRONG
advantage aid assistance behavior benefit blessing favor good goodness happiness help kindness manners obedience right virtue
NOUN
mischief
Synonyms
STRONGEST
catastrophe evil misconduct playfulness prank sabotage vandalism wrongdoing
STRONG
atrocity devilment devilry fault friskiness frolicsomeness gag harm hurt ill impishness injury misbehavior mischievousness misfortune naughtiness outrage rascality roguery roguishness shenanigans sportiveness transgression waggishness wrong
WEAK
dirty trick funny business high jinks misdoing monkey business waywardness
Antonyms
STRONG
advantage aid behavior benefit blessing good happiness help kindness obedience right
NOUN
mischievousness
Synonyms
STRONG
atrocity catastrophe devilment devilry deviltry evil fault friskiness frolicsomeness gag harm hurt ill impishness injury misbehavior misconduct misfortune naughtiness outrage playfulness prank prankishness rascality roguery roguishness sabotage shenanigans sportiveness tomfoolery transgression vandalism waggishness wrong wrongdoing
WEAK
diablerie dirty trick funny business high jinks misdoing monkey business waywardness
Antonyms
STRONG
advantage aid assistance behavior benefit blessing favor good goodness happiness help kindness manners obedience right virtue
NOUN
prankishness
Synonyms
STRONG
atrocity catastrophe devilment devilry deviltry evil fault friskiness frolicsomeness gag harm hurt ill impishness injury misbehavior mischievousness misconduct misfortune naughtiness outrage playfulness prank rascality roguery roguishness sabotage shenanigans sportiveness tomfoolery transgression vandalism waggishness wrong wrongdoing
WEAK
diablerie dirty trick funny business high jinks misdoing monkey business waywardness
Antonyms
STRONG
advantage aid assistance behavior benefit blessing favor good goodness happiness help kindness manners obedience right virtue
NOUN
prankster
Synonyms
STRONGEST
prank rascal rogue
STRONG
atrocity catastrophe devil devilment devilry evil fault friskiness frolicsomeness gag harm hurt ill imp impishness injury misbehavior mischievousness misconduct misfortune naughtiness outrage playfulness rascality roguery roguishness sabotage scamp shenanigans sportiveness transgression vandalism waggishness wrong wrongdoing
WEAK
dirty trick funny business high jinks misdoing monkey business waywardness
Antonyms
STRONG
advantage aid assistance behavior benefit blessing favor good goodness happiness help kindness manners obedience right virtue
NOUN
rascality
Synonyms
STRONG
atrocity catastrophe devilment devilry deviltry evil fault friskiness frolicsomeness gag harm hurt ill impishness injury misbehavior mischievousness misconduct misfortune naughtiness outrage playfulness prank prankishness roguery roguishness sabotage shenanigans sportiveness tomfoolery transgression vandalism waggishness wrong wrongdoing
WEAK
diablerie dirty trick funny business high jinks misdoing monkey business waywardness
Antonyms
STRONG
advantage aid assistance behavior benefit blessing favor good goodness happiness help kindness manners obedience right virtue
NOUN
roguery
Synonyms
STRONG
atrocity catastrophe devilment devilry deviltry evil fault friskiness frolicsomeness gag harm hurt ill impishness injury misbehavior mischievousness misconduct misfortune naughtiness outrage playfulness prank prankishness rascality roguishness sabotage shenanigans sportiveness tomfoolery transgression vandalism waggishness wrong wrongdoing
WEAK
diablerie dirty trick funny business high jinks misdoing monkey business waywardness
Antonyms
STRONG
advantage aid assistance behavior benefit blessing favor good goodness happiness help kindness manners obedience right virtue
NOUN
roguishness
Synonyms
STRONG
atrocity catastrophe devilment devilry deviltry evil fault friskiness frolicsomeness gag harm hurt ill impishness injury misbehavior mischievousness misconduct misfortune naughtiness outrage playfulness prank prankishness rascality roguery sabotage shenanigans sportiveness tomfoolery transgression vandalism waggishness wrong wrongdoing
WEAK
diablerie dirty trick funny business high jinks misdoing monkey business waywardness
Antonyms
STRONG
advantage aid assistance behavior benefit blessing favor good goodness happiness help kindness manners obedience right virtue
NOUN
shenanigan
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gag high jinks misbehavior misconduct prank transgression wrongdoing
STRONG
atrocity catastrophe devilment devilry deviltry evil fault friskiness frolicsomeness harm hurt ill impishness injury mischievousness misfortune naughtiness outrage playfulness prankishness rascality roguery roguishness sabotage sportiveness tomfoolery vandalism waggishness wrong
WEAK
diablerie dirty trick funny business misdoing monkey business waywardness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
behavior manners obedience
STRONG
advantage aid assistance benefit blessing favor good goodness happiness help kindness right virtue

Example Sentences

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And a masterclass to any young girls watching at home and thinking of Waggery as a possible career.

From The Guardian • Jun. 10, 2010

Pa. Nay, you are the veriest Wag in Nature, you are nothing but Waggery; you make a Jest of a serious Matter.

From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Erasmus, Desiderius

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