badinage

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2022

The good-natured and amusing badinage between Sainz and Norris was a key feature of their partnership.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2021

The bidding and the badinage was “his own form of daytime cabaret,” said Angus Wilkie, an antiques dealer.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2020

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