FLIPPANT


Meaning of FLIPPANT in English

flip ‧ pant /ˈflɪpənt/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: ↑ flip 1 ]

not being serious about something that other people think you should be serious about:

a rather flippant remark

flippant about

You shouldn’t be flippant about such things.

—flippantly adverb

—flippancy noun [uncountable] :

This is no time for flippancy.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.