flippancy
noun
flip·pan·cy
ˈfli-pən(t)-sē 
plural flippancies
: unbecoming levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters
Examples of flippancy in a Sentence
no one appreciates your flippancy during our religious services
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This flippancy may have more than a little to do with the freediving community’s attitude toward Šobat’s breath-holding achievements.
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Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
The flippancy with which these characters are made to bite the dust establishes the film’s combustible tone.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
We’ve all been cast adrift in the cognitive dissonance between the visceral seriousness of the crime and the abject flippancy of the shooter, the brutality of the shooting and the memes reacting to Kirk’s bigoted views.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
For a certain generation, the truth doesn’t really matter less than the myth itself: a legendary rock star treating the world’s most luxurious car with such flippancy on his way to dying too young.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025
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Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
The flippancy with which these characters are made to bite the dust establishes the film’s combustible tone.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
We’ve all been cast adrift in the cognitive dissonance between the visceral seriousness of the crime and the abject flippancy of the shooter, the brutality of the shooting and the memes reacting to Kirk’s bigoted views.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
For a certain generation, the truth doesn’t really matter less than the myth itself: a legendary rock star treating the world’s most luxurious car with such flippancy on his way to dying too young.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flippancy
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“Flippancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flippancy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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