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单词 badinage
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badinage

(bædɪnɑːʒ, -nɑːʒ)
uncountable noun
Badinage is humorous or light-hearted conversation that often involves teasing someone.
[literary]
...light-hearted badinage.
Synonyms: banter, joking, teasing, mockery More Synonyms of badinage

badinage in British English

(ˈbædɪˌnɑːʒ)
noun
playful or frivolous repartee or banter
Word origin
C17: from French, from badiner to jest, banter, from Old Provençal badar to gape

badinage in American English

(ˌbædənˈɑʒ)
noun
playful, teasing talk; banter
Word origin
Fr < badiner, to jest, make merry < badin, fool < Prov badar, to gape < VL *batare, to gape, trifle

Examples of 'badinage' in a sentence
badinage

Home could feel terribly quiet and empty after the cosy badinage of the office.
Gee, Maggie LOST CHILDREN (1995)
But at such moments he recognized in himself, behind the badinage, a cold touch of unhappiness, of deprivation.
Townsend, Eileen IN LOVE AND WAR (1995)
They knew Bunner had been his friend and there was none of the usual cop badinage.
Wood, Bari DOLL'S EYES (1995)
"Nothing here has been perpetrated but badinage, and bad badinage at that," said Elphaba.
Gregory Maguire WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST (1995)
(noun) 
Definition
playful and witty conversation
She tried to respond to his light-hearted badinage.
Synonyms
banter
She heard them exchanging good-natured banter.
joking
teasing
mockery
chaff
pleasantry
a harmless pleasantry intended to lighten the atmosphere
repartee
clever chat-up lines or witty repartee
wordplay
drollery
raillery
persiflage

Additional synonyms

in the sense of chaff
Synonyms
teasing,
joking,
josh (slang, US, Canadian),
banter,
badinage,
raillery,
persiflage
in the sense of pleasantry
Definition
a polite or jocular remark
a harmless pleasantry intended to lighten the atmosphere
Synonyms
joke,
sally,
quip,
josh (slang, US, Canadian),
banter,
jest,
witticism,
bon mot,
badinage,
good-natured remark
in the sense of repartee
Definition
a sharp witty remark made as a reply
clever chat-up lines or witty repartee
Synonyms
wit,
banter,
riposte,
pleasantry,
sally,
wordplay,
witticism,
bon mot,
badinage,
raillery,
persiflage,
wittiness

Nearby words of
badinage

  • baddie
  • badge
  • badger
  • badinage
  • badly
  • badness
  • baffle

Synonyms of 'badinage'

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