flippancy
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It is that flippancy that has minted Piker an ardent following, and also gotten him into trouble.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
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
Many on social media criticised and ridiculed its apparent flippancy and lack of sincerity.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2023
In “Succession,” the stakes are grave, but the characters approach them with flippancy; in “Gemstones,” the circumstances are absurd, but the characters take them incredibly seriously.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2023
Regan had not only hijacked my entire test, but she’d broken every single rule with the flippancy of someone who’d been getting away with it her entire life.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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