puckishness

English

Etymology

puckish +‎ -ness

Noun

puckishness (uncountable)

  1. An instance of being puckish
    • 2006, Klein, Joe, "Pssst! Who's behind the decline of politics?", Time Magazine, April 17, 2006
      There was some puckishness to this ... but Walinksy is a serious man and he wasn't really joking.
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