Waggish: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Waggish adjective. Humorous in a playful, mischievous way.
How to say it
WAG-ish/ˈwaɡɪʃ/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (WAG).
Waggish in a sentence
Some waggish student has put a traffic cone on the statue again.
The memo was signed by a waggish 'Department of Biscuit Affairs'.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- playful
- jocular
- impish
- roguish
Opposite:
- solemn
Where waggish comes from
From wag, a joker, perhaps short for waghalter, a rogue likely to swing from the gallows.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The memo was signed by a _____ 'Department of Biscuit Affairs'.
- waggish
- sardonic
- facetious
Show the answer
waggish: The memo was signed by a waggish 'Department of Biscuit Affairs'.