n.; pl. Waggeries [ From Wag. ] The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment; sportive trick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

A drollery and lurking waggery of expression. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]