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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