Main Entry: flip·pant

Pronunciation:  \ˈfli-pənt\

Function: adjective

1. (archaic) glib, talkative

2. lacking proper respect or seriousness

Main Entry:  flip·pant

Pronunciation:  \ˈfli-pənt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: (ca. 1599) Apparently an extended form of flip

1. (archaic) glib, talkative

2. lacking proper respect or seriousness

Synonyms: brassy, cocky, cute, facetious, flip, fresh, insolent, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-ass, wise, wiseass

Usage: The girls’ flippant remarks at the funeral were heavily frowned upon, especially by the deceased’s family.

Quotable Quote: “Nothing is more disgusting than the crowing about liberty by slaves, as most men are, and the flippant mistaking for freedom of some paper preamble like a Declaration of Independence, or the statute right to vote, by those who have never dared to think or to act.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson