‘Any one ludicrously mischievous; a merry droll’ (Johnson); a habitual joker. (In early use often combined with sense 1) Phrase, to play the wag.
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| 释义 | the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > mischievous or practical joking > [noun] > one who (8) wag1584 ‘Any one ludicrously mischievous; a merry droll’ (Johnson); a habitual joker. (In early use often combined with sense 1) Phrase, to play the wag. shaver1592 = ‘Fellow’, ‘chap’; also, a humorous fellow, joker, wag. Now commonly of a youth, with the epithet young, little; the wider application seems to… wagship1607 Used jocularly, with possessive pronoun, as a title for a wag. lick1725 Scottish. ‘A wag, one who plays upon another’ (Jamieson). nickum1804 A mischievous or troublesome person; a wag. practical joker1830 One who jokes; a jester; a merry fellow. Frequently in practical joker. leg-puller1887 a person who engages in leg-pulling; a person who pulls another's leg; cf. leg-pulling n. Subcategories:— behaviour or characteristics of (1) |
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