'Persiflage' definitions:
Definition of 'persiflage'
(from WordNet)
noun
Light teasing
Definition of 'Persiflage'
From: GCIDE
- Persiflage \Per`si`flage"\, n. [F., fr. persifler to quiz, fr. L. per + siffler to whistle, hiss, L. sibilare, sifilare.] Frivolous or bantering talk; a frivolous manner of treating any subject, whether serious or otherwise; light raillery. --Hannah More. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'persiflage'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aphorism,
- apothegm,
- backchat,
- badinage,
- banter,
- bon mot,
- boutade,
- bright idea,
- bright thought,
- brilliant idea,
- chaff,
- conceit,
- crack,
- cross,
- epigram,
- exchange,
- facetiae,
- flash of wit,
- flight of wit,
- fooling,
- fooling around,
- gibe,
- give-and-take,
- good-natured banter,
- happy thought,
- harmless teasing,
- jape,
- jest,
- jive,
- joke,
- josh,
- kidding,
- kidding around,
- mot,
- nasty crack,
- play of wit,
- pleasantry,
- quip,
- quips and cranks,
- raillery,
- rallying,
- repartee,
- retort,
- ridicule,
- riposte,
- sally,
- scintillation,
- smart crack,
- smart saying,
- snappy comeback,
- sport,
- stroke of wit,
- turn of thought,
- twit,
- wisecrack,
- witticism