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.”
