Badinage
/ˌbɑd.ɪˈnɑʒ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Playful raillery; banter. countable, uncountable
"I am persuaded, if all gay badinage were prefaced by an explanation, it would be infinitely better received."
- 2 frivolous banter wordnet
Verb
- 1 To engage in badinage or playful banter.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I am persuaded, if all gay badinage were prefaced by an explanation, it would be infinitely better received."
Etymology
Borrowed from French badinage, from the verb badiner (“jest, joke”) from badin (“playful”), from Occitan badar (“gape”). Distantly related to abash.