Witty or humorous sayings; witticisms; or in publishing, humorous miscellaneous writings (plural, often used in book titles).
Latin plural of 'facetia' (jesting remark), from 'facetus' (witty). Used in scholarly and literary English, especially in book collection titles.
Old libraries had whole collections called 'Facetiae'—basically joke books and witty sayings in Latin—showing that people have always loved collecting funny stuff, and the Latin scholars had their own version of meme culture!
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