PERSIFLAGE Definition & Meaning

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persiflage

[ pur-suh-flahzh, pair- ]

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noun

light, bantering talk or writing.
Synonyms: ,
a frivolous or flippant style of treating a subject.

persiflage

/ ˈ��ɜː��ɪˌ�ڱ�ɑː�� /

noun

light frivolous conversation, style, or treatment; friendly teasing

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of persiflage¹

First recorded in 1750–60; from French, derivative of persifler “to banter,” equivalent to per- prefix meaning “through, thoroughly, very” + siffler “to whistle, hiss,” from Late Latin ��ھ��, for Latin ��ī��; per-, sibilant, -age

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of persiflage¹

C18: via French, from persifler to tease, from per- (intensive) + siffler to whistle, from Latin ��ī�� to whistle

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Maybe that shows that they’ve finally gotten wise to the PR persiflage of Big Pharma.

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This is just PR persiflage, and you can safely ignore it.

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None of this will keep Republicans and conservatives from attacking the reconciliation bill with smoke, mirrors and persiflage.

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Notwithstanding the Tea Party persiflage about freedom of choice at the lightbulb counter, it’s probably more appropriate to see the issue as part and parcel of conservatives’ broader war on energy efficiency policies.

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Musk is widely esteemed as a “visionary,” but he hasn’t shown that he can run a car company — which is what Tesla is, despite all the persiflage about its being a technology or software company.

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