Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

badinage

/ˌbɑd.ɪˈnɑʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: bad-i-nage
IPA: /ˌbɑd.ɪˈnɑʒ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Playful raillery; banter.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To engage in badinage or playful banter.

Example Sentences

"I am persuaded, if all gay badinage were prefaced by an explanation, it would be infinitely better received."
"Your badinage so airy, / Your manner arbitrary, / Are out of place / When face to face / With an influential Fairy."
""[…] God knows that if you were only safely married to Jacob I would not care how much you saw of Henri; but as you are not, I think these badinages are very ill-timed and take your mind off the principal business.""
"[…] take the word 'barnshoot'—a corruption of the Hindustani word bahinchut. A vile and unforgivable insult in India, this word is a piece of gentle badinage in England."
"[Talia:] You'll forgive me if I'm not in the mood for your usual badinage."
""No, this was more a night of bellowed barbed badinage, boisterous BS, outrageous declamations and defiant roars.""

Etymology

Borrowed from French badinage, from the verb badiner (“jest, joke”) from badin (“playful”), from Occitan badar (“gape”). Distantly related to abash.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: badinage, badar

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌbɑd.ɪˈnɑʒ/
British English: /ˌbæd.ɪˈnɑːʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

badinages (plural) badinages (present, singular) badinaging (participle, present) badinaged (participle, past) badinaged (past)

Rhymes With

stage garage homage rite de passage montage mirage triage arbitrage dressage assuage balayage gavage

Questions

How do you pronounce badinage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɑd.ɪˈnɑʒ/.
What does badinage mean?: Playful raillery; banter.
Where does badinage come from?: It is traced to French.

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