waggishness

The manliness of this ought to have shamed Tom out of his waggishness, but he was not done with it yet.

The following incident shows that at least on some occasions a keen spirit of waggishness entered strongly into her self-will.

This ducal waggishness gave me time to observe that the sergeant's uneasiness was icy coldness in comparison with his lordship's.

Beethoven's waggishness was frequently vented on a young friend, Zmeskall, who was court secretary.

His superiority was apparent, even to casual observers, notwithstanding his merriment and waggishness.