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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.
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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.
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.
Pawky definition: cunning; sly.. See examples of PAWKY used in a sentence.
pawky. Scottish having or characterized by a dry wit.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective pawky. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in northern English regional dialect, Irish English, and Scottish English.
The meaning of PAWKY is artfully shrewd : canny.
