Eutrapelia denotes speech excluded as out of place alongside filthiness and foolish talk.

The sole attested use places εὐτραπελία among forms of speech that are not fitting, contrasted in the verse with thanksgiving.

1. Out-of-place joking speech · dominant

   In Ephesians 5:4, the nominative singular feminine noun occurs in a prohibition alongside filthiness and foolish talk; the APB renders the clause "nor crude joking, which are out of place," before turning to thanksgiving.

   Ephesians 5:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ephesians 5:4, the APB presents the term within "nor crude joking," and characterizes the listed speech as "out of place." That English phrasing identifies the clause's presentation rather than a precise one-word equivalent.