Pirates are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians facetiously assert that a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature.
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Facetiously
/fəˈsiːʃəsli/
Synonyms for "facetiously" (10 found)
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6 entriesfacetious commentfacetious jestfacetious jokefacetious quipfacetious remarkfacetious tone
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked on Thursday about Trump suggesting multiple times that the midterms should be canceled. She claimed Trump was just “speaking facetiously,” and “simply joking.”
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