Badinage Definition

bădn-äzh
noun
Light, playful banter.
American Heritage
Playful, teasing talk; banter.
Webster's New World

Playful raillery; banter.

Wiktionary
verb

To engage in badinage or playful banter.

Wiktionary

Origin of Badinage

  • French from badin joker from Provençal badar to gape from Latin batāre

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French badinage, from the verb badiner (“to jest, joke”).

    From Wiktionary

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