What does "puckish" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "puckish"?

Common synonyms include: impish, mischievous, antic, arch, arch, coltish.

/ˈpʌkɪʃ/ adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Adjective

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

"Tom's puckish nature humanized him to his kidnappers."

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