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  • 1droll´ness — droll «drohl», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. odd and amusing; quaint and laughable: »We smiled at the monkey s droll tricks. SYNONYM(S): comical. –n. a funny person; jester; buffoon. –v.i. to joke; jest. ╂[< French drôle ( …

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  • 2droll — (adj.) 1620s, from Fr. drôle odd, comical, funny (1580s), in M.Fr. a noun meaning a merry fellow, possibly from M.Du. drol fat little fellow, goblin, or M.H.G. trolle clown, ultimately from O.N. troll giant, troll (see TROLL (Cf. troll) (n.)).… …

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  • 3droll — [drōl] adj. [Fr drôle, orig. n., buffoon, jester < MDu drol, short, stout fellow, lit., bowling pin] amusing in an odd or wry way n. Now Rare a droll person; jester vi. Now Rare to joke; play the jester SYN. FUNNY drollness n. drolly adv …

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  • 4wag — I. v. a. Shake, waggle, shake to and fro. II. v. n. 1. Vibrate, move to and fro, be shaken to and fro. 2. (Colloq.) Move, progress, stir, advance. III. n. Wit, humorist, joker, jester, droll, humorous fellow, droll fellow …

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  • 5humorist — n. Wag, wit, Joe Miller, droll fellow, funny fellow …

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  • 6humorist — n comedy writer, Inf. gag writer, cartoonist, caricaturist, lampoonist, parodist; jokester, joker, comic, comedian, comedienne, Inf. standup comic, clown, slapstick artist; harlequin, punch, Punchinello, scaramouche, fool, jester; droll fellow,… …

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  • 7wit — n 1. humor, facetiousness, drollery, funniness, wittiness, cleverness, piquancy, quickness; jocularity, waggishness. 2. badinage, persiflage, repartee, quip, wisecrack, saying, sarcasm; irony, satire, burlesque, parody, caricature, travesty;… …

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  • 8Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …

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