was wotd|2007|April|26
English

Etymology
After Puck, a mischievous fairy in English folklore who is also a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�p�kɪ�/
audio|en-us-puckish.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. mischievous; excessively playful

Quotations
Wolfowitz spoke softly to Yasa, who evidently had no idea who he was but responded with a puckish smile. - w:The New Yorker|The New Yorker, The Next Crusade by John Cassidy, 09/04/2007 ¹

Synonyms
italbrac|mischievous: impish, mischievous, playful

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