facetiousness
noun/fəˈsiːʃəsnəs/
/fəˈsiːʃəsnəs/
[uncountable] (disapproving)- comments or attitudes that are intended to appear funny and clever in a situation where other people do not think it is appropriate, and when it would be better to be serious synonym flippancy
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