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Facetious Fuh See Shus Adjective Comments Made Specifically Laugh Jest

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(fuh-SEE-shus), adjective

Comments made specifically to get a laugh out of those around you; something said in jest; sarcastic.

“Boarding school manners and attitudes—stoic denial, FACETIOUS irony—are still deeply entrenched in the character of the country.” – Jonathan Raban, British travel writer and novelist

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