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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who indulges in persiflage; a banterer; a quiz.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who indulges in persiflage; a banterer; a quiz.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who participates in light, playful talk or banter or persiflage.

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  • persifleur – a person who indulges in persiflage: one given to frivolous banter especially about matters usually given serious consideration

    July 26, 2008