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PERSIFLAGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does persiflage mean?
• PERSIFLAGE (noun)
The noun PERSIFLAGE has 1 sense:
1. light teasing
Familiarity information: PERSIFLAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Light teasing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("persiflage" is a kind of...):
backchat; banter; give-and-take; raillery (light teasing repartee)
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