See Also: flippant(dictionary)
flippant(dictionary)

Ibibio (iou) and flippant (oh)


Ibibio (iou)



Ibibio noun & adjective. E19.
[Ibibio.]
A. noun. Pl. same, -os. A member of a people of southern Nigeria; the Niger-Congo language of this people. E19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to the Ibibio or their language. M19.

flippant (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: FLIP1]
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 adv
-- flippancy n [U]
::This is no time for flippancy.