persiflage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun light teasing

WordNet

Per`si`flage" noun
Etymology
F., fr. persifler to quiz, fr. L. per + siffler to whistle, hiss, L. sibilare, sifilare.
Definitions
  1. Frivolous or bantering talk; a frivolous manner of treating any subject, whether serious or otherwise; light raillery. Hannah More.

Webster 1913