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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
flippant
flip·pant BrE [ˈflɪpənt] NAmE [ˈflɪpənt] (also informal flip) adjective
showing that you do not take sth as seriously as other people think you should
•a flippant answer/attitude
•Sorry, I didn't mean to sound flippant.
•You can't afford to be flippant about such matters.
Derived Words: ↑flippancy ▪ ↑flippantly
See also: ↑flip
Word Origin:
[flippancy flippant flippantly] early 17th cent.: from ↑flip + ↑-ant, perhaps on the pattern of heraldic terms such as couchant and rampant. Early senses included ‘nimble’ and ‘talkative’, hence ‘playful’, giving rise to the current use ‘lacking seriousness’.
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