badinage

Definitions


[ˈbadɪnɑːʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- humorous or witty conversation
(e.g: he developed a nice line in badinage with the Labour leader)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from French, from badiner ‘to joke’, from badin ‘fool’, based on Provençal badar ‘gape’




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