badinage
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˌbæd.ɪˈnɑːʒ/ / /ˌbæd.ɪˈnɑːdʒ/ / /ˌbɑd.ɪˈnɑʒ/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from French badinage, from the verb badiner (“jest, joke”) from badin (“playful”), from Occitan badar (“gape”). Distantly related to abash.
- Playful raillery; banter.
“I am persuaded, if all gay badinage were prefaced by an explanation, it would be infinitely better received.”
“Your badinage so airy, / Your manner arbitrary, / Are out of place / When face to face / With an influential Fairy.”
verb
Etymology: Borrowed from French badinage, from the verb badiner (“jest, joke”) from badin (“playful”), from Occitan badar (“gape”). Distantly related to abash.
- To engage in badinage or playful banter.