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WAGGISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does waggish mean?
• WAGGISH (adjective)
The adjective WAGGISH has 1 sense:
1. witty or joking
Familiarity information: WAGGISH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Witty or joking
Context example:
Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer
Similar:
humorous; humourous (full of or characterized by humor)
Derivation:
waggishness (waggish behavior)
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"Nothing ventured, nothing gained." (Corsican proverb)