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persiflage

/ˈpɜː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/ UK
/ˈpɝː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/ US

Where it comes from

From French persiflage, from persifler (“to quiz, tease, mock”), from per- + siffler (“to whistle”), from Latin sībilō (“whistle”).

noun persiflages

countable, uncountable Good-natured banter; raillery. After the third strike he returned to the bench to face the inevitable persiflage from his teammates.
Similar: banter, raillery
countable, uncountable Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic. Polite dinner calls for persiflage rather than in-depth possibly offensive discussion.

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noun good-natured banter; raillery

Français	badinerie, persiflage, plaisanterie
Deutsch	Persiflage
Русский	подшу́чивание podšúčivanije

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@misc{persiflage_2026,
  title = {persiflage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/persiflage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}