flippancy
noun
flip·pan·cy
ˈfli-pən(t)-sē 
plural flippancies
: unbecoming levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters
Examples of flippancy in a Sentence
no one appreciates your flippancy during our religious services
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We’ve all been cast adrift in the cognitive dissonance between the visceral seriousness of the crime and the abject flippancy of the shooter, the brutality of the shooting and the memes reacting to Kirk’s bigoted views.
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Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
For a certain generation, the truth doesn’t really matter less than the myth itself: a legendary rock star treating the world’s most luxurious car with such flippancy on his way to dying too young.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025
But the current moment, typified by stars like Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX, tends to be about showcasing one’s sexuality ironically, or with an acid flippancy, or from behind a mask, or with a certain cool stance of meta control.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 June 2025
But the flippancy of the phrase belies the detailed precision with which the Sky plan to manufacture 3-point looks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
For a certain generation, the truth doesn’t really matter less than the myth itself: a legendary rock star treating the world’s most luxurious car with such flippancy on his way to dying too young.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025
But the current moment, typified by stars like Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX, tends to be about showcasing one’s sexuality ironically, or with an acid flippancy, or from behind a mask, or with a certain cool stance of meta control.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 June 2025
But the flippancy of the phrase belies the detailed precision with which the Sky plan to manufacture 3-point looks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for flippancy
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“Flippancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flippancy. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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