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WAGGISHNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does waggishness mean?
• WAGGISHNESS (noun)
The noun WAGGISHNESS has 1 sense:
1. waggish behavior
Familiarity information: WAGGISHNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Waggish behavior
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
waggery; waggishness
Hypernyms ("waggishness" is a kind of...):
fun; play; sport (verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously))
Derivation:
waggish (witty or joking)
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