flippancy
- a word derived from flippant.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Tesson isn’t the first commentator to question the lockdowns, though his flippancy can make it hard to take him seriously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
While that is, by legal definition, correct, Pitt’s chilled-out approach comes off as flippancy, especially given that, after a drawn-out, eight-year battle, Jolie’s lawyer said that she was “exhausted.”
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2025
Treating taboos with the flippancy of an eye-rolling teenager, “The Sweet East” tracks the high schooler Lillian’s journeys around the northeastern seaboard.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
“A real scorcher,” Cortez had said with trademark flippancy before assigning Eugene this grunt work.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2023
I’m already sliding into flippancy, which goes with high school, but also I can’t see what she’s getting at.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
