# facetious

Pronunciation: US say "fuh-SEE-shuhs" /fəˈsiʃəs/; AUS say "fuh-SEE-shus" /fəˈsiːʃəs/

## Adjective

1. Joking or not meant to be taken seriously, especially treating a serious subject with humor that is out of place.
   - Simple: Joking or not serious, often about something that should be taken seriously.
   - _I was only being facetious when I said we should cancel the wedding because of the rain._
   - _When the manager asked how we could save the failing project, Tom's facetious suggestion that we all quit and open a bakery did not go over well._

## Origin

Latin facētus ("witty, jocose, facetious") gave facētia ("jest, wit, humor"), the source of French facétieux, which English adopted.

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