flippant
31flippant — /ˈflɪpənt / (say flipuhnt) adjective 1. clever or pert in speech. 2. characterised by a shallow or disrespectful levity. 3. Obsolete voluble; talkative. 4. Obsolete nimble, limber, or pliant. {origin obscure, but compare Icelandic fleipa babble}… …
32flippant — adj. lacking in seriousness; treating serious things lightly; disrespectful. Derivatives: flippancy n. flippantly adv. Etymology: FLIP(1) + ANT …
33flippante — ● flippant, flippante adjectif Populaire. Qui fait flipper, angoissant …
34flippancy — flippant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not showing the proper seriousness or respect. DERIVATIVES flippancy noun flippantly adverb. ORIGIN originally in the senses «nimble» and «talkative»: from FLIP(Cf. ↑flip) …
35flippantly — flippant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not showing the proper seriousness or respect. DERIVATIVES flippancy noun flippantly adverb. ORIGIN originally in the senses «nimble» and «talkative»: from FLIP(Cf. ↑flip) …
36flippancy — [flip′ən sē] n. 1. the quality or state of being flippant 2. pl. flippancies a flippant act or remark * * * See flippant. * * * …
37Letterman, David — born April 12, 1947, Indianapolis, Ind., U.S. U.S. television talk show host. He began his career as a stand up comedian and was a guest host of Johnny Carson s Tonight Show from 1979. He hosted NBC s post midnight Late Night with David Letterman …
38facetious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. whimsical, joking, tongue in cheek; ironic[al], sarcastic, satirical, derisive. See wit, ridicule.Ant., serious. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. jocular, jocose, humorous, funny, flippant, waggish,… …
39Flip — (fl[i^]p), n. [Cf. Prov. E. flip nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow. Cf. {Flippant}.] A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron. [1913 Webster] {Flip dog}, an iron used, when heated, to warm flip. [1913 Webster] …
40Flip dog — Flip Flip (fl[i^]p), n. [Cf. Prov. E. flip nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow. Cf. {Flippant}.] A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron. [1913 Webster] {Flip dog}, an iron used, when heated, to warm flip. [1913… …
