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Persiflage

//ˈpɜː.sɪ.flɑːʒ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Good-natured banter; raillery. countable, uncountable

    "After the third strike he returned to the bench to face the inevitable persiflage from his teammates."

  2. 2
    light teasing wordnet
  3. 3
    Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic. countable, uncountable

    "Polite dinner calls for persiflage rather than in-depth possibly offensive discussion."

Etymology

From French persiflage, from persifler (“to quiz, tease, mock”), from per- + siffler (“to whistle”), from Latin sībilō (“whistle”).

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