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Puckish

//ˈpʌkɪʃ// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a tendency to play tricks on people or tease people by making silly jokes about them; mischievous.

    "He has a puckish sense of humor."

Adjective
  1. 1
    naughtily or annoyingly playful wordnet

Etymology

From Puck + -ish, after the mischievous fairy in English folklore who is also a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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