facetiae
plural noun
fa·ce·ti·ae fə-ˈsē-shē-ˌē 
-ˌī
: witty or humorous writings or sayings
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin facētiae "amusing things, jests," plural of facētia (also in plural with singular meaning) "cleverness, aptness of expression, wit," from facētus "clever, choosing or judging adeptly, witty" + -ia -ia entry 1 — more at facete
First Known Use
1577, in the meaning defined above
- flying bomb
- flying bond
- flying boom
- flying bridge
- flying buttress
- flying buttresses
- flying camp
- flying cat
- flying circus
- flying coachman
- flying colors
- flying column
- flying deck
- flying disk
- flying doe
- flying dragon
- Flying Dutchman
- flying facade
- flying fence
- flying ferry
- flying field
- flying fish
- flying fox
- flying frog
- flying gecko