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Word: Badinage
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French, from badiner ‘to joke’, from badin ‘fool’, based on Provençal badar ‘gape’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbadɪnɑːʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
humorous or witty conversation
Short Definition:humorous or witty conversation
Examples:- he developed a nice line in badinage with the Labour leader
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