0 the quality of not being serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever: --
It is very dangerous to mention the name of a fundamental thinker in 1938, in this age of superficiality and flippancy.
However, we may sometimes be a little less enthusiastic about his flippancies from the sidelines, especially when dealing with important international gatherings.
Apart from irrelevant flippancies, is it not a fact that the drug is really of great use in certain cases and cannot be dispensed with?
He dealt with our views with flippancy and insult.
This is a matter not for flippancy but for serious consideration.
We asked, not for reasons of flippancy, if it was possible to express these matters clearly.
Perhaps because it is getting late now, that flippancy has not been so apparent in the last hour or so.
He is often flippant, and we do not object to that, because sometimes flippancy is better than dullness.
