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pawky adjective mainly Scottish Englishuk /ˈpɔː.ki/ us /ˈpɑː.ki/ 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. She plays a pawky Scottish landlady. Critics admired the film's liveliness, irony, and pawky humour. He is a popular figure, with his pawky sense of humour and dry turn of phrase. He brought experience, good sense, and his sharp and pawky wit to the role. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Humour & humorous amusingly bitingly blackly bone dryidiom bring drily gag geddit? GSOH jocose lightly mordancy non-serious photobomb photobombing playfully rib standing joke wag wisecrack |