badinage

Example Sentences

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Rather, it was the thrust-and-parry of the pair, their gently barbed, whipsmart badinage, that made Nichols and May so revolutionary, their routines about sexual politics and social mores riding a knife’s edge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

His badinage is hardly Wildean, but his put-downs, honed to the sharpness of stilettos, are many people’s idea of fun.

From Salon • May 8, 2024

Usually that high gloss means Hare is up to some undermining; in plays like “Plenty,” “The Judas Kiss” and “Skylight,” good badinage almost always means bad faith.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022

But also present are Heyer’s wry humor and deftness in witty badinage.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2022

I couldn’t cope in badinage with the worthy Thomas, but I thought I knew a surer way to his heart, so I said:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker