persiflage

per·si·flage

a light, frivolous or flippant style of writing or speaking
such talk or writing

Origin of persiflage

French from persifler, to banter from per- (see per-) + siffler, to whistle, hiss from Classical Latin sifilare, variant, variety of sibilare: see sibilant

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persiflage

noun

Light good-natured talk; banter.
Frivolity or mockery in discussing a subject.

Origin of persiflage

French from persifler to banter per- intensive pref. ( from Latin; see per- . ) siffler to whistle ( from Old French) ( from Late Latin sīfilāre ) ( alteration of Latin sībilāre )

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural persiflages)

Good-natured banter; raillery.
After the third strike he returned to the bench to face the inevitable persiflage from his teammates.
Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic.
Polite dinner calls for persiflage rather than in-depth possibly offensive discussion.

Origin

From French, from persifler, from per- + siffler (“to whistle"), from Latin sÄ«bilÅ (“whistle")

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