per·si·flage
noun/ˈpɜːsɪflɑːʒ/
/ˈpɜːrsɪflɑːʒ/
[uncountable] (formal)- comments and jokes in which people laugh at each other in a fairly unkind but not serious way
取笑;插科打诨 Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French persifler ‘to banter’, based on siffler ‘to whistle’.