badinage

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbædɪnɑːʒ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bad′n äzh′, bad′n ij)

Inflections of 'badinage' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
badinages
v 3rd person singular
badinaging
v pres p
badinaged
v past
badinaged
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bad•i•nage  (bad′n äzh′, bad′n ij),USA pronunciation n., v., -naged, -nag•ing. 
n. 
  1. light, playful banter or raillery.

v.t. 
  1. to banter with or tease (someone) playfully.
  • Latin -īnus -ine1) + -age -age
  • Vulgar Latin batāre; compare bay2) + -in
  • Old Provencal: fool; bad(ar) to gape (
  • French, equivalent. to badin(er) to joke, trifle (verb, verbal derivative of badin joker, banterer
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
badinage /ˈbædɪˌnɑːʒ/ n
  1. playful or frivolous repartee or banter
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from badiner to jest, banter, from Old Provençal badar to gape
'badinage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
banter - persiflage - raillery

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