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planned casualness 

Use of maturely worded cliches to imply a level of maturity--of self-possession--that the speaker doesn't actually possess.
"I think your planned casualness rather gauche, rather inconsistent in comparison with your demonstrated behavioral spectrum."
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casualness

a casual manner

familiarity
informality - a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously
slanginess - casualness in use of language
He glanced towards Zero with attempted casualness.
casualness by HardaV December 17, 2016