Persiflage

See also: persiflage

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French persiflage.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːʒə

Noun

Persiflage f (genitive Persiflage, plural Persiflagen)

  1. satire, parody (mockery, chiefly through ridiculing imitation)
    Synonyms: Satire, Parodie

Usage notes

  • May overlap with English persiflage in some contexts, but never means “banter” in German. For that, see Geplänkel, Fopperei, Neckerei.

Declension

Declension of Persiflage [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Persiflage die Persiflagen
genitive einer der Persiflage der Persiflagen
dative einer der Persiflage den Persiflagen
accusative eine die Persiflage die Persiflagen

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