Light, playful banter.
[French, from badin, joker, from Provençal badar, to gape, from Latin *batāre.]
Dictionary:
bad·i·nage (băd'n-äzh') ![]() |
[French, from badin, joker, from Provençal badar, to gape, from Latin *batāre.]
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(bad-NAHZH, BAD-nahzh)
noun
Light, playful remarks; banter.
Etymology
From French badinage, from badiner (to banter)
| Thesaurus: badinage |
| Obscure Words: badinage |
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skæmt, spøgefuldt drilleri
Nederlands (Dutch)
scherts, spot
Français (French)
n. - badinage
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιλική ανταλλαγή πειραγμάτων, αστεϊσμοί
Português (Portuguese)
n. - brincadeira (f), gracejo (m)
Русский (Russian)
поддразнивание, заигрывание
Español (Spanish)
n. - bromas, chanzas
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gyckel, raljeri
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
开玩笑, 揶揄
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 開玩笑, 揶揄
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 冗談
v. - からかう
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) هزل, مزاح, مباسطه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - לגלוג, היתול
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