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badinage

[ bad-n-ahzh, bad-n-ij ]
/ ˌbæd nˈɑʒ, ˈbæd n ɪdʒ /
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noun
light, playful banter or raillery.
verb (used with object), bad·i·naged, bad·i·nag·ing.
to banter with or tease (someone) playfully.
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Origin of badinage

First recorded in 1650–60; from French, equivalent to badin(er) “to joke, trifle” (verbal derivative of badin “joker, banterer,” from Old Provençal bad(ar) “to gape” or directly from Vulgar Latin batāre; cf. bay2) + -in, from Latin -īnus -ine1) + -age -age

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Words related to badinage

banter, fool, persiflage, raillery, repartee, ribbing, teasing, joking, joshing, kidding

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British Dictionary definitions for badinage

badinage
/ (ˈbædɪˌnɑːʒ) /
noun
playful or frivolous repartee or banter

Word Origin for badinage

C17: from French, from badiner to jest, banter, from Old Provençal badar to gape
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