persiflage
Meanings
noun
- Good-natured banter; raillery.
- Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic.
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Etymology
From French persiflage, from persifler (“to quiz, tease, mock”), from per- + siffler (“to whistle”), from Latin sībilō (“whistle”).
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