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facetious

a word used exclusively by people who take themselves too seriously, while failing to convince people otherwise
John's attempt at making a joke crashed and burned. In an effort to save face and appear relatable, he announced to the room that he was merely being facetious. But not before first adjusting his monocle and tightening his ascott.
by dafed April 9, 2013
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faceous

Often mistaken for 'facetious', faceous is used to describe a gentleman who sucks incredible amounts of dick as a hobby.

Typically, faceous individuals are caucasian, have brown hair, and are plagued by conditions such as salmonella or ulcerative colitis.
"Oh man, there he goes talking about his colitis again..."

"Yeah, he's probably faceous"
by FaceousIsntAWordLeon March 7, 2017
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Facetious

to use 'Humour' as an excuse for being a prick
Mr. Smith: So Mr. Jones, I heard your Girlfriend had enough of you

Mr. Jones: Shut up you, you know she died, Don't be facetious

Mr. Smith: For goodness sake, don't be so sensitive
by Dabetts January 19, 2011
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facetious

The word facetious is used exclusively by arts students to describe someone being sarcastic.

Its generally said with a smug voice to make the person feel insignificant.
John: I think global warm in is a hoax. Look how cold it is outside!

Sally: John quit being so facetious.

John: Shut the fuck up Sally and keep managing McDonalds.
by Jaykup283 March 18, 2014
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facetious

Playfully jocular; humorous.
The comedian made many facetious remarks.
by Aaron August 30, 2003
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Facetious

Pronounced “fah-see-shuss”, this word describes when someone doesn’t take a situation seriously, which ironically is very serious indeed. Not sure if there’s a word for that.
Trying to talk to Jim about serious financial issues is difficult because of his facetious personality.

Tom thinks he's being funny, but he's only being facetious and rude.

I tried to let Jessica talk to me about what she's dealing with, but other people kept making facetious comments that made her uncomfortable.
by FlamingoFeed April 7, 2021
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factious

causing disagreement or characterized by dissent and internal disputes
While Jeff hoped his idea would bring the church members together, his plan was factious and split the church in half and ended up fucking with the financial problems, so that boy a bitch wordisbro
by javierrrrrr January 31, 2023
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