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persiflage

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per·si·flage  (pûrs-fläzh)
n.
1. Light good-natured talk; banter.
2. Light or frivolous manner of discussing a subject.
[French, from persifler, to banter : per-, intensive pref. (from Latin; see per-) + siffler, to whistle (from Old French, from Late Latin sfilre, alteration of Latin sbilre).]
persiflage [per-sif-flahzh]
Noun
Literary light frivolous conversation or writing [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.persiflage - light teasing
backchat, banter, raillery, give-and-take - light teasing repartee


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I could neither laugh with nor at the solemn utterances of men I esteemed ponderous asses; nor could I laugh, nor engage in my old-time lightsome persiflage, with the silly superficial chatterings of women, who, underneath all their silliness and softness, were as primitive, direct, and deadly in their pursuit of biological destiny as the monkeys women were before they shed their furry coats and replaced them with the furs of other animals.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
She was tall, beautiful, lively, gracious and learned in persiflage.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
He was not an Italian, still less a Frenchman, in whose blood there runs the very spirit of persiflage and of gracious repartee.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
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