persiflage
See also: Persiflage
English
WOTD – 14 April 2008
Etymology
From French, from persifler (“to quiz, tease, mock”), from per- + siffler (“to whistle”), from Latin sībilō (“whistle”)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɜː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɝː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
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.
Translations
good-natured banter; raillery
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frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French persiflage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpɛr.siˈflaː.ʒə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: per‧si‧fla‧ge
- Rhymes: -aːʒə
Noun
persiflage m (plural persiflages)
- Lighthearted caricature or mockery, as in a comedy sketch.
- (archaic) Ridiculing mispresenting or misconstruing.
French
Alternative forms
- persifflage (1990 spelling)
Noun
persiflage m (plural persiflages)
- Ridicule or malicious mockery made under the guise of good-natured raillery.
Further reading
- “persiflage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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