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persiflages

persiflages is the plural of persiflage.

Meaning of persiflage

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.
    Synonyms:
    banter, raillery
  2. Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic.
    • Polite dinner calls for persiflage rather than in-depth possibly offensive discussion.

Questions about persiflages

What is persiflages the plural of?
Persiflages is the plural of persiflage.

Words near persiflages in the dictionary

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

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