Meaning of BADINAGE
Pronunciation: | | `bad'nâzh
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| Definition: | | [n] frivolous banter |
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| See Also: | | backchat, banter, give-and-take, raillery | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Ba`di`nage"\, n. [F., fr. badiner to joke, OF. to
trifle, be silly, fr. badin silly.]
Playful raillery; banter. ``He . . . indulged himself only in
an elegant badinage.'' --Warburton.
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| Related Terms: | | backchat, banter, chaff, chaffing, exchange, fooling, fooling around, give-and-take, good-natured banter, harmless teasing, jape, jest, jive, joke, josh, joshing, kidding, kidding around, persiflage, pleasantry, raillery, rallying, repartee, ridicule, sport, twit |
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