gaminerie

noun

gam·​ine·​rie

ˈgamə̇nrē,

gaˌmēn(ə)ˈrē

plural -s

: impudent, roguish, or wisecracking spirit

there is just the same gaminerie and contempt of the conventional

—Times Literary Supplement

Word History

Etymology

French, from gamin + -erie -ery

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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