Synonyms and Antonyms of waggery
1
playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm
- tossing 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, troublemaking
buffoonery, friskiness, playfulness, sportiveness
chicanery, trickery
goings-on, hanky-panky, high jinks (also hijinks), monkey business, monkeying, monkeyshine(s), skylarking, tomfoolery
horseplay, roughhousing
antic, caper, dido, practical joke, trick
aggravation, annoyance, exasperation, irritation
2
something said or done to cause laughter
- Will 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) [slang]
funning, joking, wisecracking
knee-slapper, panic [slang], riot, scream, thigh-slapper
antic, buffoonery, caper, leg-pull, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, trick
burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, mockery, parody, put-on, riff
banter, kidding, persiflage, raillery, repartee
drollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness
comedy, humor, wit, wordplay
3
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
- her 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
skylarking
adventure, experience, game, lark, time
high jinks (also hijinks), horseplay, play, roughhousing, rowdyism
shenanigan(s), tomfoolery
joking, kidding, teasing
gambit, hoax, maneuver, ploy
deed, feat, mission, performance, stunt
caprice, conceit, fancy,
