as in joke
good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks
their tongue-in-cheek persiflage is sometimes mistaken for an exchange of insults by people who don't know them
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None of this will keep Republicans and conservatives from attacking the reconciliation bill with smoke, mirrors and persiflage.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022
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“Persiflage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persiflage. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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