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Noun: badinage  ,ba-du'naazh
  1. Frivolous banter
    "The couple's playful badinage entertained everyone at the party"

Derived forms: badinages

Type of: backchat [Brit, informal], banter, bants [Brit, informal], bantz [Brit, informal], borak [Austral, informal], borax [Austral, informal], give-and-take, josh [N. Amer, informal], raillery

Encyclopedia: Badinage