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badinage

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Synonyms and Antonyms of badinage

good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks

the sophisticated badinage of the characters in plays by Oscar Wilde

Synonyms of badinage

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

Words Related to badinage

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

chatter, chitchat, gossip, small talk

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