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- [bad-n-ahzh, bad-n-ij]
- /ˌbæd nˈɑʒ, ˈbæd n ɪdʒ/
- /ˈbæd.ɪ.nɑːʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bad-n-ahzh, bad-n-ij]
- /ˌbæd nˈɑʒ, ˈbæd n ɪdʒ/
Definitions of badinage word
- uncountable noun badinage Badinage is humorous or light-hearted conversation that often involves teasing someone. 3
- noun badinage playful or frivolous repartee or banter 3
- noun badinage playful, teasing talk; banter 3
- noun badinage light, playful banter or raillery. 1
- verb with object badinage to banter with or tease (someone) playfully. 1
- noun badinage Humorous or witty conversation. 1
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Origin of badinage
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < French, equivalent to badin(er) to joke, trifle (verbal derivative of badin joker, banterer < Old Provençal: fool; bad(ar) to gape (< Vulgar Latin batāre; cf. bay2) + -in < Latin -īnus -ine1) + -age -age
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Parts of speech for Badinage
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
badinage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for badinage
noun badinage
- fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- repartee — a quick, witty reply.
- banter — Banter is teasing or joking talk that is amusing and friendly.
- teasing — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- ribbing — one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
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