puckish
puc·kish
adjective
1.
naughtily or annoyingly playful
- “teasing and worrying with impish laughter”
- “a wicked prank”
Origin
From Puck + -ish, after the mischievous fairy in English folklore who is also a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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