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waggery

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waggery /ˈwaɡ(ə)ri /
noun
(plural waggeries)
[mass noun] dated waggish behaviour or remarks; jocularity:
the public-school waggery from the older boys.
[count noun] archaic a waggish action or remark:
a man given to little waggeries.
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