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badinage definition

badi·nage (bad′'n äz̸h′)

noun

playful, teasing talk; banter

Etymology: Fr < badiner, to jest, make merry < badin, fool < Prov badar, to gape < VL *batare, to gape, trifle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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