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waggerynoun playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harmtossing lighted firecrackers around is not the kind of harmless waggery that it might seem devilishness, devilment, devilry(or deviltry), diablerie, espièglerie, hob, impishness, knavery, mischief, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan(s), waggishness, wickedness diabolicalness, misbehavior, misconduct, naughtiness, troublemakingbuffoonery, friskiness, playfulness, sportivenesschicanery, trickerygoings-on, hanky-panky, high jinks(also hijinks), monkey business, monkeying, monkeyshine(s), skylarking, tomfooleryhorseplay, roughhousingantic, caper, dido, practical joke, trickaggravation, annoyance, exasperation, irritation gravitas, gravity, seriousness, solemnity, solemnness something said or done to cause laughterWill Rogers' homespun waggeries struck a chord with audiences during the Great Depression boff(or boffo), boffola, crack, drollery, funny, gag, giggle(chiefly British), jape, jest, joke, josh, laugh, nifty, one-liner, pleasantry, quip, rib, sally, wisecrack, witticism, yuk(or yuck also yak or yock, slang) funning, joking, wisecrackingknee-slapper, panic(slang), riot, scream, thigh-slapperantic, buffoonery, caper, leg-pull, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, trickburlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, mockery, parody, put-on, riffbanter, kidding, persiflage, raillery, reparteedrollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousnesscomedy, humor, wit, wordplay a playful or mischievous act intended as a jokeher innocent little waggeries usually involved whoopee cushions or fake snakes in cans antic, caper, capriccio, dido, escapade, frolic, gag, jest, knavery, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, rag(chiefly British), roguery, shavie(Scottish), shine(s), trick skylarkingadventure, experience, game, lark, timehigh jinks(also hijinks), horseplay, play, roughhousing, rowdyismshenanigan(s), tomfooleryjoking, kidding, teasinggambit, hoax, maneuver, ploydeed, feat, mission, performance, stuntcaprice, conceit, fancy, vagary, whim, whimsy(also whimsey)deceit, deception, delusion, fooling, fraud, hanky-panky, hoodwinking, ruse, sham, stratagem, subterfuge, trickery, wile in 1594 |