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persiflage

per·si·flage

noun \ˈpər-si-ˌfläzh, ˈper-\

Definition of PERSIFLAGE

: frivolous bantering talk : light raillery

Examples of PERSIFLAGE

<their tongue-in-cheek persiflage is sometimes mistaken for an exchange of insults by people who don't know them>

Origin of PERSIFLAGE

French, from persifler to banter, from per- thoroughly + siffler to whistle, hiss, boo, ultimately from Latin sibilare

First Known Use: 1757

Related to PERSIFLAGE

Synonyms: backchat, badinage, chaff, give-and-take, jesting, joshing, banter, raillery, repartee

Related Words: barb, crack, dig, gag, gambit, jest, joke, laugh, pleasantry, quip, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism; drollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness, richness; fooling, kidding, mocking, razzing, ribbing, ridiculing; humor, wit, wordplay; nothings; chatter, chitchat, gossip, small talk

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Rhymes with PERSIFLAGE

arbitrage, assemblage, badinage, bon voyage, bricolage, cabotage, camouflage, colportage, curettage, decoupage, empennage, enfleurage, entourage, fuselage, Hermitage, maquillage, moyen-âge, repechage, reportage, sabotage, vernissage

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