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  • Tinaundefined Offline
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    #3

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

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

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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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        • Beckyundefined Offline
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          An assholes word for sarcasm.

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

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

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                • Britneyundefined Offline
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                  Playfully jocular; humorous.

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                  • Raeanne Dimickundefined Offline
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                    Raeanne Dimick
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                    #11

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

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                      #12

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

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                        Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

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                          cleverly amusing in tone

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