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• a  showing lack of due respect or veneration
  irreverent scholars mocking sacred things
  noisy irreverent tourists
• s  characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
  a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
• s  not revering god

• He is funny, irreverent, young and has the down-home sensibilities of a NASCAR fan, former volunteer firefighter and college dropout, all of which he is.
• Adult Swim is artistic and irreverent, and those are also two characteristics of the Playhouse.
• For even more irreverent e-cards, visit Married to the Sea and Toothpaste for Dinner.

• impertinent
• pert
• saucy
• godless

• reverent

News & Articles

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• Red Robin faces backlash for ad offending some vegetarians
  The Greenwood Village-based restaurant chain Red Robin faced a firestorm of criticism this week for an irreverent television ad that associated moody teenagers with vegetarianism.
  June 18, 2013 - Denver Post
• 'CEO Wanted': Lululemon's Top Job Requires Yoga Skills
  Lululemon is on the hunt for a new CEO to take charge of its "fun and irreverent brand," but its cheeky job posting may prove to be a tall order for those who aren't fluent in Sanskrit or define work-life balance with downing wheatgrass and tequila shots on Fridays.        
  June 15, 2013 - ABC News
• 'Vice' Season 2: HBO renews news magazine series
  Fans of irreverent, headline-making news coverage, get pumped: "VICE" is coming back for a second season.HBO announced on Thursday (June 13) that the freshman news magazine series was renewed for a 12-episode second season, set to debut in 2014. Michael Lombardo, president of HBO Programming, made the announcement, saying, "VICE's fearless, irreverent style of news coverage has produced a ...
  June 13, 2013 - Zap2It

Quotes

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• Brian Cowen in Irish Times
  Mr Cowen said Ryan was "informed and intelligent, forthright and articulate" as a broadcaster. "As a man, he was generous, famously irreverent and witty. I had had the pleasure of meeting him many times, both in front of and away from the...
• Sharon Osbourne in San Francisco Chronicle
  We can do this differently because, firstly, we're a family,Sharon Osbourne says. "Secondly, we're a family that's a little bit irreverent and edgy. That kind of makes it more spontaneous ...... because you never know what any of us is...
• Gilbert Cates in USA Today
  Oscar producer Gil Cates says he chose Stewart in part because "my wife and I watch him every night. Jon is the epitome of a perfect host - smart, engaging, irreverent and funny."