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Persiflage
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What's The Definition Of Persiflage?
[n] light teasing
Synonyms | Synonyms for Persiflage: Related Terms | Find terms related to Persiflage: aphorism | apothegm | backchat | badinage | banter | bon mot | boutade | bright idea | bright thought | brilliant idea | chaff | conceit | crack | cross | epigram | exchange | facetiae | flash of wit | flight of wit | fooling | fooling around | gibe | give-and-take | good-natured banter | happy thought | harmless teasing | jape | jest | jive | joke | josh | kidding | kidding around | mot | nasty crack | play of wit | pleasantry | quip | quips and cranks | raillery | rallying | repartee | retort | ridicule | riposte | sally | scintillation | smart crack | smart saying | snappy comeback | sport | stroke of wit | turn of thought | twit | wisecrack | witticism See Also | backchat | banter | give-and-take | raillery Persiflage In Webster's Dictionary \Per`si`flage"\, n. [F., fr. persifler to quiz, fr.
L. per + siffler to whistle, hiss, L. sibilare, sifilare.]
Frivolous or bantering talk; a frivolous manner of treating
any subject, whether serious or otherwise; light raillery.
--Hannah More.
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