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      • having a sense of humour that is clever and not obvious: My grandfather was a gentle man with a pawky wit. His accent and pawky humour marked him out as a Scotsman. Fewer examples She plays a pawky Scottish landlady. Critics admired the film's liveliness, irony, and pawky humour.
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  1. Origin of pawky 1. C17: from Scottish pawk trick, of unknown origin. Discover More. Example Sentences. Yet he could see into the heart of things as well as most men, for he was a shrewd Scotchman, and had a pawky humour. From Project Gutenberg. It has a number of sweet Scottish verses, plaintive or pawky. From Project Gutenberg.

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  2. having a sense of humour that is clever and not obvious: My grandfather was a gentle man with a pawky wit. His accent and pawky humour marked him out as a Scotsman. Fewer examples. She plays a pawky Scottish landlady. Critics admired the film's liveliness, irony, and pawky humour.

  3. having a sense of humor that is clever and not obvious: My grandfather was a gentle man with a pawky wit. His accent and pawky humor marked him out as a Scotsman. Fewer examples. She plays a pawky Scottish landlady. Critics admired the movie's liveliness, irony, and pawky humor.

  4. pawky. /ˈpɔki/. IPA guide. Other forms: pawkily. If you're known as being pawky, you've got a sly, mischievous sense of humor. The pawky one in your group of friends is probably good at making everyone laugh while barely cracking a smile.

  5. pawky. Scottish having or characterized by a dry wit.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  6. : artfully shrewd : canny. Word History. Etymology. obsolete English dialect pawk trick. First Known Use. circa 1640, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of pawky was circa 1640. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near pawky. pawkiness. pawky. pawl. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style.

  7. Define pawky. pawky synonyms, pawky pronunciation, pawky translation, English dictionary definition of pawky. adj. pawk·i·er , pawk·i·est Chiefly British Shrewd and cunning, often in a humorous manner.