persiflage

n.

1. Light good-natured talk; banter.
2. Light or frivolous manner of discussing a subject.

[French, from persifler, to banter : per-, intensive pref. (from Latin; see per-) + siffler, to whistle (from Old French , from Late Latin sīfilāre , alteration of Latin sībilāre).]

(PUR-sih-flazh)

noun
Light-hearted or flippant treatment of a subject; banter.

Etymology
From French persiflage, from persifler (to banter), from per- (thoroughly) + siffler (to whistle or hiss), from Old French, from Late Latin sifilare, an alteration of Latin sibilare (to hiss)

Usage
"It is derivative rather than destructive humour which presupposes serious history on which to base their persiflage." — Stewart Lamont; It's the Way You Tell Them, When Something is Sacred; The Herald (Glasgow, UK); May 30, 1998.

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frivolous, bantering talk

IN BRIEF: Frivolous talk or banter.

They spent the entire afternoon wallowing in gossip and persiflage.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - (godmodigt) drilleri

Nederlands (Dutch)
persiflage, scherts

Français (French)
n. - propos frivoles

Deutsch (German)
n. - Persiflage, Spöttelei

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αστεϊσμός, χαριτολόγημα, καλαμπούρι(α)

Italiano (Italian)
canzonatura, burla

Português (Portuguese)
n. - zombaria (f)

Русский (Russian)
ерничанье, легкая шутка

Español (Spanish)
n. - burla, guasa, zumba

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gyckel, spe, drift

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
戏弄, 挖苦, 嘲弄

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 戲弄, 挖苦, 嘲弄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 놀려댐, 농담

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 軽口, からかい, 冗談

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مداعبه بين الأصدقاء, مزاح, تهكم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לגלוג, היתול‬

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