Noun: badinage ,ba-du'naazh- 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