I am persuaded, if all gay badinage were prefaced by an explanation, it would be infinitely better received.
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Badinage
/ˌbɑd.ɪˈnɑʒ/
Synonyms for "badinage" (38 found)
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12 entriesbadinage with colleaguesbadinage with studentsclever badinagecourteous badinagegood natured banterlight badinagelight banterplayful badinageplayful bantersparkling badinagewitty badinagewitty banter
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Your badinage so airy, / Your manner arbitrary, / Are out of place / When face to face / With an influential Fairy.
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"[…] God knows that if you were only safely married to Jacob I would not care how much you saw of Henri; but as you are not, I think these badinages are very ill-timed and take your mind off the principal business."
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[…] take the word 'barnshoot'—a corruption of the Hindustani word bahinchut. A vile and unforgivable insult in India, this word is a piece of gentle badinage in England.
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