Synonyms for persiflage

Most common

banter · ridicule · mockery · raillery

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Good-natured banter; raillery.

   After the third strike he returned to the bench to face the inevitable persiflage from his teammates.

Forms

Plural

persiflages → railleries, ridicules, mockeries, pleasantries…

Example sentences

• banter Good banter really elevates a homoerotic swordfight.
• ridicule He exposed himself to the ridicule of his classmates.
• mockery He got hundreds of anonymous letters in mockery.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

chaff¹

6 letters

banter²

7 letters

mockery³

8 letters

ridicule³, badinage, raillery

10 letters

pleasantry³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (banter² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

badinerie

Deutsch

Scherz