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puckish

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈpʌkɪʃ/

adj

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

  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.

    She has a puckish attitude.