Word of the Day

puckish

[puhk-ish]

adjective:

mischievous or impish

Explanation

Puckish describes a kind of mischief that isn't mean-spirited; it's clever, sly, and maybe even a little bit charming. The word draws its name from the prank-loving fairy Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and it still carries a sense of playful troublemaking.

Example: The boy's puckish grin gave away that he had just replaced all the table salt with sugar.