Both Uses
flippant
in
Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
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- "I'm waiting for you," he said, trying to regain (or acquire) some masculine flippancy.†
Chpt 4 *flippancy = an inappropriate lack of seriousness
- It was that atmosphere of earnestness he provoked that led Milkman to talking about his family more than he would normally do and that also led him to defend with flippant remarks the kind of life he led.†
Chpt 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(flippant) showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)