facetiae means witty or amusing writings or remarks. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Why “facetiae” is a great word
FACETIAE — [Noun] A genre of literature or a body of remarks characterized by elegant wit and humor, often with a ribald or indecent undercurrent. From the Latin facētiae, plural of facētia ("jest, witticism"), from facētus ("witty, elegant"). First attested in English 1520–30. Unlike "jests," which are passing individual quips, or "pornography," which exists solely to arouse, facetiae is a curated literary tradition where indecency serves as the vehicle for wit. It is the barbed couplet passed under the table at a royal court, the elegantly filthy anecdote swapped in a Renaissance salon, and the arch footnote in a scholar's edition of a Roman poet—a testament to the civilized mind's insistence on polishing its crudest impulses into its most durable art.
noun
- Witty or amusing writings or remarks.“The Facetiae of Poggio Bracciolini.”
- Indecent books.