Waggery
Waggery noun - Something said or done to cause laughter.
Usage example: Will Rogers' homespun waggeries struck a chord with audiences during the Great Depression
Yuk
Yuk noun - Something said or done to cause laughter.
Usage example: the yuks on this new sitcom are so pathetic that the souped-up laugh track merely adds insult to injury
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Yuk and Waggery. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/waggery/yuk
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