"agacerie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: agaceries [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French agacerie. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|agacerie}} French agacerie Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} agacerie (countable and uncountable, plural agaceries)
  1. Coquetry; flirtatiousness. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-agacerie-en-noun-u5YqBoD6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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