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Treating serious issues or situations with deliberately inappropriate and/or offensive humour. This is often referred to as dark humour.
Johny bought his war veteran uncle Dan a pair of fancy socks for his birthday, which would not have been facetious if Dan still had his legs.
To make an attempt at being funny, while being sarcastic at the same time.
Jacky was being facetious when she said, "Yes, let's all go to Iraq for my birthday party!"
facetious by Nikki P. September 6, 2004
Along with abstemious, facetious is one of two words in the English language containing all five vowels in alphabetical order.
facetious by gork March 26, 2003
The act of being filipant in a serious situation
At miss heath's funeral mr Powell made a facetious joke about her death

facetiousism

1. The act of being facetious
2. A really hard word to say
"Carys, I really don't appreciate your fashesuhsism, I mean, facetiousism right now."

fauxtentious 

buying & wearing knock off merchandise in an extravagent outward show, trying to appear "better" than you are to others.
What a fauxtentious bitch, in her knock off shoes and fake ass Chanel bag. She's just as broke as me!!
fauxtentious by matlock503 April 26, 2010