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badinage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | backchat, banter, give-and-take, raillery |
Examples of badinage
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It just enlivens the badinage that sparks the pair's attraction to one another.
From the smh.com.au
Even tamer badinage in this country can, to a foreign ear, sound like enmity.
From the economist.com
In fact, he was comprehensively trumped on the badinage front by Toby Flood.
From the independent.co.uk
As comedy it is flush with flip badinage but unilluminated by genuine humor.
From the time.com
His family romps and joshing badinage with Armstrong are played straight, without irony.
From the orlandosentinel.com
They heard stories and saw signs of badinage between the lines.
From the time.com
It was also the clever badinage of a smart and wily entrepreneur.
From the sacbee.com
Most of the locker-room dialogue is persuasive, blending easy badinage with underlying detachment.
From the time.com
Cue a lot of singing, dancing and badinage, some performed by men wearing enormous erect phalluses.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Frivolous banter
- The badinerie (also spelled 'battinerie'; from French 'jesting') is best known for its designation as the final movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor. ...
- Playful raillery; banter
- [n. or v. bad-n-AZH or BAD-n-ij] Badinage is light, teasing banter. This noun refers to playful remarks or conversations that are not serious. Example: "The badinage between celebrities and late night talk show hosts is one of the main reasons viewers tune in. ...
- Light, trifling talk, banter.
- Playful, teasing talk
