Word of the Week: persiflage (PÛR-sə-fläzh)

Definition

(Noun) Light raillery or mockery; bantering talk; a frivolous or mildly contemptuous manner of treating any subject.

In Context

“He was not accustomed to indulge in persiflage with great ladies.”

William Le Queux, The Intriguers, 1920.