Word

wag \WAG\, noun:

Meaning

A humorous person; a wit; a joker.

Examples

The master of ceremonies was one Boston, a noted wag, and the occasion seemed to promise the greatest facetiousness.

--Francis Bret Harte, [1]The Luck of Roaring Camp

Yet the fate of all three reformers was more or less the same. Washington remained much as it had been before. ("Only more so," a wag might add.)

--Jonathan Rauch, [2]Government's End

Some wag has summed up the three laws of thermodynamics in everyday terms: 1. You can't win. 2. You can't even break even. 3. You can't get out of the game.

--John Gribbin with Mary Gribbin, [3]Almost Everyone's Guide to Science

Extra

Wag in this sense perhaps comes from the obsolete wag-halter, "a rogue; one likely to be hanged."

Paragraph

I’m impressed by the wag of our office Maclean. Not only me, but also everyone else loves his sense of humour. He can just turn the situation at any time and make a serious matter lighter. His one-liners make everyone laugh. It usually happens that everyone is discussing something or making fun of someone, and he would remain quiet for a long time and suddenly in between he would throw a surprise one-liner. Silence proceeds for a moment and then a hearty laughter. He calls himself a frog-prince, and enjoys making his friends laugh.