"willing to make a fool of oneself, and fond of doing so to others," 1580s, from wag (n.) + -ish. Related: Waggishly; waggishness.
例文
1. The house had been facetiously named by some waggish officer.
この家は、ある機知に富んだユーモラスな将校によって命名された。
2.During this melancholy pause,the turnkey read his newspaper with a waggish look.
この憂鬱な休息期間中、看守は滑稽に新聞を読んでいた。
3.Muskart Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer-James Fenimore Cooper.『ジャコウネズミの城』という名前は、冗談好きな役人がこの家につけた滑稽な名前、ジェームズ?フェリモア?クーパー。
4.Muskart Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer.