waggish
Fond of jesting
Waggish means playfully humorous or mischievous, suggesting someone fond of jokes and witty remarks.
A waggish comment is delivered with impish cleverness: He made a waggish observation about the boss's new haircut.
The word comes from wag, an old term for a joker or wit, and carries a lighthearted, good-natured tone rather than mean-spirited mockery.
Fond of tricks
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- puckishWhimsically inclined to tease
- roguishMischievously charming
- slyCleverly deceptive
cheeky · arch · devilish · rascally · saucy · tricksy · naughty · knavish
Inclined to merriment
- sportiveFond of games
- friskyLively and playful
- rollickingNoisily high-spirited
- gamesomeFond of amusement
jocular · lively · animated · sprightly · jaunty · blithe · merry · mirthful
Imaginatively unrealistic
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- zanyAmusingly absurd
- absurdWildly illogical
eccentric · oddball · unconventional · idiosyncratic · flighty · whimsy · madcap · offbeat
prankish
Fond of tricks
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- puckishWhimsically inclined to tease
- roguishMischievously charming
sly · cheeky · arch · devilish · rascally · saucy · tricksy · naughty · knavish · elfin
frolicsome
Inclined to merriment
- sportiveFond of games
- friskyLively and playful
- rollickingNoisily high-spirited
gamesome · jocular · lively · animated · sprightly · jaunty · blithe · merry · mirthful · lighthearted
fanciful
Imaginatively unrealistic
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- zanyAmusingly absurd
absurd · eccentric · oddball · unconventional · idiosyncratic · flighty · whimsy · madcap · offbeat · tongue-in-cheek
wit
Clever, inventive humor
wisecrack · drollery · repartee · jocularity · facetiousness · raillery · puns · irony · satire · parody
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- tail wagging the dogSubordinate controlling the principal
- wagging tailSwishing rear appendage
- tail waggingDog's rhythmic rear movement
- wagging fingerScolding hand motion
- finger waggingChiding motion with digit
- tongues wagging