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persiflage

UK/ˈpɜː.sɪ.flɑːʒ//ˈpɝː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/

persiflage noun: good-natured banter; raillery.

Noun

persiflage (countable and uncountable, plural persiflages)

  1. Good-natured banter; raillery.
    • After the third strike he returned to the bench to face the inevitable persiflage from his teammates.
    • No one can deny Lady Charlotte Bury's assertion, that no well-regulated young female will ever indulge in a species of amusement so improper as flirtation; but it must be admitted, that having a pleasant partner is preferable to not dancing, and that a little persiflage, a little raillery, a little...1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 208
    Synonyms:
    banter, raillery
  2. Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic.
    • Polite dinner calls for persiflage rather than in-depth possibly offensive discussion.

persiflage meaning in Tamil and Bengali

persiflage in Tamil

இலேசான பரிகாசப் பேச்சு, எழுத்து, விடயத்தை மேலோட்டமாக, விளையாட்டாக அணுகல்

persiflage in Bengali

হালকা ঠাট্টা, উপহাসমূলক কথোপকথন

Synonyms of persiflage

Forms of persiflage

pluralpersiflages

Origin of persiflage

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

Words formed from persiflage

Questions about persiflage

What does persiflage mean?
Persiflage means good-natured banter; raillery.
What is persiflage in Tamil?
Persiflage in Tamil is இலேசான பரிகாசப் பேச்சு, எழுத்து, விடயத்தை மேலோட்டமாக. See Persiflage meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is persiflage?
Persiflage is a noun.
How do you pronounce persiflage?
Persiflage is pronounced /ˈpɜː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/ (UK).
What is the plural of persiflage?
The plural of persiflage is persiflages.

Words near persiflage in the dictionary

  1. Persics
  2. persienne
  3. persiennes
  4. Persifer
  5. Persification
  6. persiflage
  7. persiflageous
  8. persiflages
  9. persiflant
  10. persiflate
  11. persiflated

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