Meaning & use
Badinage
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Playful, light-hearted banter or teasing conversation.
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Their dinner was filled with witty badinage that kept everyone laughing.
The two colleagues exchanged friendly badinage before the meeting began.
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Borrowed from French in the 17th century, from 'badiner,' meaning to joke.
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