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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 teasingplay

  Familiarity information: PERSIFLAGE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PERSIFLAGE (noun)


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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