bad|i|nage

bad|i|nage
bad|i|nage
BAD uh NAHZH, BAD uh nihj», noun, verb, -naged, -nag|ing.
–n.
good-natured joking; banter: »

the cheerful exchange of badinage after the match.

SYNONYM(S): raillery, persiflage.
–v.t.
to tease; banter.
[< French badinage < badiner to banter < Middle French badin fool, ultimately < Medieval Latin batare gape. See related etym. at bay2. (Cf.bay)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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