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    [Adjective]  | "fa*ce*tious" | \ fə-ˈsē-shəs \


    1: joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish

    2: meant to be humorous or funny : not serious


    Origin: 1594 ;

     Borrowed from Middle French facetieux, facecieux, from facetie "joke, jesting remark" (borrowed from Latin facētia, facētiae "cleverness, wit," in plural sense, "amusing things, jests") + -eux (going back to Latin -ōsus {see: |-ous|-ous}) {mat|facetiae|};

    [Noun]  | "facetiousness" 


    1: a lack of seriousness often at an improper time;


      * e.g., " ... underage drinking is a serious problem and not a matter for facetiousness and lame jokes "





    [Adjective]  | "facetious" 


    1: given to or marked by mature intelligent humor;


      * e.g., " ... the essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes "





    2: making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred;


      * e.g., " ... a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating "



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     [ "Facety" ]

    1: 'facetious' to lovers of olde English

      * e.g.,  ... "Grandmother: Bwoy, yu bring dat dutty footbottom inna mi house? Grandson (puzzled): But, Granny, mi put on mi shoes. Grandmother: Bwoy, yu facety eee? Ooo yu t'ink yu talking to? Grandson: But Granny ... Grandmother (interrupting): Bwoy, shut yu mout'. Don't talk when me talking. Cho, too facety!" 

     [ "Facety" ]

    1: Rude ,bold , in your face, thinks their all that

      * e.g.,  ... She’s well facety man 

     [ "facetious" ]

    1: Treating serious issues or situations with deliberately inappropriate and/or offensive humour. This is often referred to as dark humour.

      * e.g.,  ... Johny bought his war veteran uncle Dan a pair of fancy socks for his birthday, which would not have been facetious if Dan still had his legs. 

     [ "facetious" ]

    1: To make an attempt at being funny, while being sarcastic at the same time.

      * e.g.,  ... Jacky was being facetious when she said, "Yes, let's all go to Iraq for my birthday party!" 

     [ "facetious" ]

    1: Along with abstemious, facetious is one of two words in the English language containing all five vowels in alphabetical order.

     [ "Facetious" ]

    1: The act of being filipant in a serious situation

      * e.g.,  ... At miss heath's funeral mr Powell made a facetious joke about her death 

     [ "facety" ]

    1: Jamaican slang for someone being cheeky, rude or out of order. Commonly used by black people in urban areas of UK, in early 1960's onwards. Now adopted by the various cultures (youth) of those areas, as much of Jamaican slang has now been.

      * e.g.,  ... Jamaican: "Bwoy yu sa facety!" 

     [ "facetious" ]

    1: An asshole's word for "sarcasm".

      * e.g.,  ... Stop being so facetious and tell me what you're going to do about the problem! 

     [ "facetious" ]

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

      * e.g.,  ... John's attempt at making a joke crashed and burned. In an effort to save face and appear relatable, he announced to the room that he was merely being facetious. But not before first adjusting his monocle and tightening his ascott. 

     [ "Facetious" ]

    1: to use 'Humour' as an excuse for being a prick

      * e.g.,  ... Mr. Smith: So Mr. Jones, I heard your Girlfriend had enough of you Mr. Jones: Shut up you, you know she died, Don't be facetious Mr. Smith: For goodness sake, don't be so sensitive 

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