The quality of being mischievous, playfully teasing, or slyly clever in a somewhat annoying or self-aware way.
From 'arch' (mischievously clever, roguish) + '-ness' (state or quality). 'Arch' comes from Latin 'arcus' meaning 'bow,' referencing something bent or curved—used figuratively for something bent or twisted with roguery.
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