as in cute
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred
his flippant comment that the poor save on taxes offended many people
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Recent Examples of flippant
Others aren’t used to being around kids If some people making flippant online comments about kids are rage baiting, and some are venting about particularly frustrating experiences, there are others who genuinely find children irritating.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
Ugh, spending money on food after a fun Amazon order feels so flippant but a girl’s gotta eat.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 24 June 2024
Hughes’ mother, Shirley, told TMZ Thursday she was disturbed by the remark, particularly the flippant way Grande laughed at the topic of Dahmer and didn’t seem to show any empathy for the victims’ families.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
The Giants’ standing remark on Odell Beckham Jr.’s significance to the franchise, remember, was an unforgettably flippant statement from former GM Dave Gettleman.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
Ugh, spending money on food after a fun Amazon order feels so flippant but a girl’s gotta eat.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 24 June 2024
Hughes’ mother, Shirley, told TMZ Thursday she was disturbed by the remark, particularly the flippant way Grande laughed at the topic of Dahmer and didn’t seem to show any empathy for the victims’ families.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
The Giants’ standing remark on Odell Beckham Jr.’s significance to the franchise, remember, was an unforgettably flippant statement from former GM Dave Gettleman.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flippant
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The smallest monkey in the world, these cute critters weigh in at just over 4 ounces.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Boots and Barkley Wave Scratcher ($15) from Target is not as cute, but my cats love it.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some also expressed facetious disdain for how much money Downey must have accepted to come back to Marvel, suspecting a lucrative deal.Angela Yang, NBC News, 28 July 2024
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Maher’s power is the fascination his facetious commentary holds for other, less secure pundits.Armond White, National Review, 7 June 2024
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Partners should do their best to research something novel and playful that piques both of their interest.Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The highlight for me was watching and listening closely to Joan Robinson (Post-Keynesian diva) duking it out with Frank Hahn (Neoclassical divo), in playful but serious jabs and thrusts.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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Refuse to let anyone talk you into something inappropriate or expensive.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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With nowhere else to turn, Gregory calls his dad for honest advice, hoping to find one person who agrees that fighting a student’s parent would be inappropriate.Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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No one’s ever asked the kids up in the Grading The Week offices to help them with their taxes, but those wise apples sure know how to work a calculator.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Educating employees—especially those in finance roles—about the risks of fraudulent invoices and how to verify payment requests would be wise for organizations to prioritize in light of novel cyberattacks like this.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Flippant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flippant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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