persiflage
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səˌflɑʒ, ˈpɛər- noun
1.
light, bantering talk or writing.
2.
a frivolous or flippant style of treating a subject.
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| —n | |
| light frivolous conversation, style, or treatment; friendly teasing | |
| [C18: via French, from persifler to tease, from per- (intensive) + siffler to whistle, from Latin sībilāre to whistle] | |
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Persiflage
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
persiflage
1757, from Fr. persiflage, from persifler "to banter," from L. per- "through" + Fr. siffler "to whistle, hiss," from collateral form of L. sibilare "to hiss," possibly of imitative origin.
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Example sentences
But none of that persiflage changes the basic situation.
With profitable information and entertaining persiflage he made his column attractive.
The time straying toward infidelity and confections and persiflage he withholds by steady faith.
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