See Also: corky(dictionary)

waggery (iou) and corky (iou)


waggery (iou)



waggery noun. L16.
[from WAG noun2 + -ERY.]
Waggish behaviour; drollery, jocularity; (practical) joking. L16.
S. Sontag You might think they would mind..but everyone here seems to enjoy the King's waggery.
A waggish action or remark; a (practical) joke. E17.

corky (iou)



corky adjective. E17.
[from CORK noun1 + -Y1.]
Light, frivolous; buoyant, lively; restive. colloq. E17.
Dry and stiff; withered. Only in E17.
gen. Resembling cork. M18.
Having a taste of cork; corked. L19.
corkiness noun M19.