See also: Persiflage

English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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

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persiflage (countable and uncountable, plural persiflages)

Good-natured banter; raillery. After the third strike he returned to the bench to face the inevitable persiflage from his teammates. Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic. Polite dinner calls for persiflage rather than in-depth possibly offensive discussion.

Synonyms [ edit ]

( good-natured banter ) : banter raillery

Translations [ edit ]

good-natured banter; raillery French: badinerie (fr) f , persiflage (fr) m , plaisanterie (fr) m

, , German: Persiflage (de) f Russian: подшу́чивание (ru) n ( podšúčivanije )

frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic

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Dutch [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from French persiflage.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

persiflage m (plural persiflages)

Lighthearted caricature or mockery, as in a comedy sketch. ( archaic ) Ridiculing mispresenting or misconstruing.

French [ edit ]

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Etymology [ edit ]

persifler +‎ -age

Noun [ edit ]

persiflage m (plural persiflages)

Ridicule or malicious mockery made under the guise of good-natured raillery.

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