persiflageとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From French persiflage, from persifler (“to quiz, tease, mock”), from per- + siffler (“to whistle”), from Latin sībilō (“whistle”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpɜː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈpɝː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/

名詞

persiflage (countable and uncountable, plural persiflages)

1. Good-natured banter; raillery.

   After the third strike he returned to the bench to face the inevitable persiflage from his teammates.

   • 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 208:

     No one can deny Lady Charlotte Bury's assertion, that no well-regulated young female will ever indulge in a species of amusement so improper as flirtation; but it must be admitted, that having a pleasant partner is preferable to not dancing, and that a little persiflage, a little raillery, a little flattery, go far to make a partner pleasant.

2. Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic.

   Polite dinner calls for persiflage rather than in-depth possibly offensive discussion.

同意語

• (good-natured banter): banter, raillery

派生語

アナグラム

• pilferages