a. [ Prov. E. flip to move nimbly; cf. W. llipa soft, limber, pliant, or Icel. fleipa to babble, prattle. Cf. Flip, Fillip, Flap, Flipper. ]
It becometh good men, in such cases, to be flippant and free in their speech. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
To put flippant scorn to the blush. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
A sort of flippant, vain discourse. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A flippant person. [ R. ] Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a flippant manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. State or quality of being flippant. [ 1913 Webster ]