aphorism, bon mot, chaff, exchange, fooling around, harmless teasing, josh, play of wit, rallying, sally, sport, witticism
Definitionn. light teasing
Last update: June 21, 2015
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A similar criticism, conducted less on lines of erudition than of persiflage and irony, ransacked the moral abuses of the church and played around the very foundations of Christianity. [noun]
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It was mere persiflage, but it was a jest which made an unintended wound. [Please select]
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Some of these men surrounding him, exchanging persiflage, might never witness another sunset. [Please select]
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Most unions, when all persiflage is set aside, are primarily organized for business--the business of looking after their own interests. [Please select]
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His good-humored smile, his ready persiflage, his ease in all environments, and his common sense--these were his bucklers. [Please select]
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He treated the matter banteringly, and Selma was pleased at her ability to enter into the spirit of his persiflage and to reciprocate. [Please select]
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Once inside the carriage, the women began a light, friendly chatter; smiles and laughter; little jests about Benedicks, about the servant question, about coming home late o' nights; antenuptial persiflage.' [Please select]
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