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    Facetious

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    • Tinaundefined
      Tina
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      To make an attempt at being funny, while being sarcastic at the same time.

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        Facetious meaning & definition 1 of Facetious.

      • Soniaundefined
        Sonia
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        Along with [abstemious], facetious is one of two words in the English language containing all five vowels in alphabetical order.

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          Facetious meaning & definition 2 of Facetious.

        • Tinaundefined
          Tina
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          a word used exclusively by people who take themselves too seriously, while failing to convince people otherwise

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            Facetious meaning & definition 3 of Facetious.

          • Tanya Shivariundefined
            Tanya Shivari
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            The act of being filipant in a serious situation

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              Facetious meaning & definition 4 of Facetious.

            • PussyCatundefined
              PussyCat
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              The word facetious is used exclusively by arts students to describe someone being sarcastic.

              Its generally said with a smug voice to make the person feel insignificant.

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                Facetious meaning & definition 5 of Facetious.

              • Beckyundefined
                Becky
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                An assholes word for sarcasm.

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                  Facetious meaning & definition 6 of Facetious.

                • Beckyundefined
                  Becky
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                  Unique as the only word in the English language to sound like a variation of its slang definition. In other words: It sounds like it may actually mean full of feces although it does not...but it does mean full of shit.

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                    Facetious meaning & definition 7 of Facetious.

                  • Britneyundefined
                    Britney
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                    to use Humour as an excuse for being a prick

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                      Facetious meaning & definition 8 of Facetious.

                    • Rihannaundefined
                      Rihanna
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                      Giving a sarcastic answer,to show how obvious something is.

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                        Facetious meaning & definition 9 of Facetious.

                      • Britneyundefined
                        Britney
                        last edited by

                        Playfully jocular; humorous.

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                          Facetious meaning & definition 10 of Facetious.

                        • Raeanne Dimickundefined
                          Raeanne Dimick
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                          Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular;
                          as, a facetious companion.

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                            Facetious meaning & definition 11 of Facetious.

                          • Oraleeundefined
                            Oralee
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                            not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever :

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                              Facetious meaning & definition 12 of Facetious.

                            • Dave Paprockiundefined
                              Dave Paprocki
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                              Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

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                                Facetious meaning & definition 13 of Facetious.

                              • Konraddyncundefined
                                Konraddync
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                                cleverly amusing in tone

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                                  Facetious meaning & definition 14 of Facetious.

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