<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity.</li><li>The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.</li><li>Synonyms: impudent, impertinent, saucy.</li><li>Chiefly Dialect: nimble, limber, or pliant.</li><li>Archaic: glib; voluble.</li></ul>