Persiflage
/ˈpɜː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 light teasing wordnet
- 3 Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic. countable, uncountable
"Polite dinner calls for persiflage rather than in-depth possibly offensive discussion."
Example
More examples"After the third strike he returned to the bench to face the inevitable persiflage from his teammates."
Etymology
From French persiflage, from persifler (“to quiz, tease, mock”), from per- + siffler (“to whistle”), from Latin sībilō (“whistle”).