Word of the Day – Persiflage

Persiflage (noun)

pur-si-flahj

light, bantering talk or writing.

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 sifilāre, for Latin sībilāre

Example sentences

“The office was an explosion of jeers and persiflage as the defeated team came back in.”