badinage

ba·di·nage

noun \ˌba-də-ˈnäzh\

Definition of BADINAGE

: playful repartee : banter

Examples of BADINAGE

1. <the sophisticated badinage of the characters in plays by Oscar Wilde>

Origin of BADINAGE

French

First Known Use: circa 1658

Related to BADINAGE

Synonyms: backchat, banter, chaff, give-and-take, jesting, joshing, persiflage, raillery, repartee

Related Words: barb, crack, dig, gag, gambit, jest, joke, laugh, pleasantry, quip, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism; drollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness, richness; fooling, kidding, mocking, razzing, ribbing, ridiculing; humor, wit, wordplay; nothings; chatter, chitchat, gossip, small talk

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Rhymes with BADINAGE

arbitrage, assemblage, bon voyage, bricolage, cabotage, camouflage, colportage, curettage, decoupage, empennage, enfleurage, entourage, fuselage, Hermitage, maquillage, moyen-âge, persiflage, repechage, reportage, sabotage, vernissage