Voorbeelden van persiflage

• All that has been said about the old-age pensioners was just airy persiflage.

• But underneath the persiflage, which was the substance of his remarks, what is the fact that emerges, according to his own avowal and admission?

• He went straight into the attack and talked about the whole of the retirement pension without any persiflage.

• So all this so-called economic justification is mere persiflage.

• This is a bit of persiflage, a bit of camouflage.

• Was it an act of negligence by the parliamentary draftsmen to put in mere verbiage and persiflage — something wholly unnecessary and meaningless?

• Everything that has been said except persiflage will be reported on and considered.

• That is very important, because if he does not define them he is just dealing in a lot of persiflage.