Meaning of Pleasantry | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A casual, courteous remark.
   countable, proscribed, sometimes, uncountable
2. A playful remark; a jest.
   countable, uncountable
3. Anything that promotes pleasure or merriment.
   countable, dated, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Charlie Mulgrew could easily have⟳ been shown two yellow cards by a stricter referee and amid all the usual Anglo-Scottish pleasantries, the two sets of fans put⟳ an awful lot of effort into trying to drown⟳ out one another’s national anthems.”

“C.O.O: "The office was quite close⟳ to the home of our youth—" CHRM: "Thomas, your trip⟳ to Suitopia was not meant to be for pleasantries." C.O.O: "No… I know⟳… But I was close⟳ by, so I went to visit⟳ them…" CHRM: "You should not have⟳. You and I both know⟳ the way they are."”

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