Today's Word "flippant"
Published in Vocabulary
flippant \FLIP-uhnt\ (adjective) - Lacking proper seriousness or respect; showing inappropriate levity; pert.
"Ann is flippant where I'm serious, and I'm flippant where Ann is serious." -- John Cowper Powys, 'Wolf Solent'
Flippant probably comes from flip. The noun form is flippancy.
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