11. The casual flippancy of " Seinfeld " would probably tank if introduced tomorrow. 12. They remember the humor, the flippancy . 13. Defense attorney George Bizos objected to Ben Menashe's repeated flippancy in the dock. 14. There were hints of similar flippancy in " In the Line of Fire," 15. But Joe's thoughtless flippancy keeps hitting exposed nerves and reducing her nearly to tears. 16. In part, that happens because the film walks a thin line between flippancy and passion. 17. The board reprimanded him for flippancy . 18. In the contest she matches his masculine flippancy , but comes to see his essential honesty. 19. Matthews can get away with such flippancy because there is such mutual respect between the former Trojans. 20. As in " Virginia Woolf, " flippancy is linked directly to savagery and anguish.