facetiousness

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The state of being facetious
The product or result of being facetious
{n} affability, cheerfulness, wit, drollery
{i} humor, joking
playful humor
facetious
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

Robbie's joke about Heather's picture was just him being facetious.

facetious
Pleasantly humorous, jocular
facetious
amusing
facetious
{a} affable, gay, cheerful, merry, witty
facetious
Pleasantly humourous, jocular
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Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply
facetious
{s} humorous, amusing, entertaining
facetious
disapproval If you say that someone is being facetious, you are criticizing them because they are making humorous remarks or saying things that they do not mean in a situation where they ought to be serious. The woman eyed him coldly. `Don't be facetious,' she said. = flippant. saying things that are intended to be clever and funny but are really silly and annoying (facétieux, from facétie )
facetious
cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"
facetious
Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion
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jesting
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