badinage

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Washington Post

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

From BBC

She will sashay through some neon-lit nightclub and accept with a knowing smile a Stoli on the rocks and some badinage from the barman, before putting the smackdown on some brutish thug.

From The Guardian

He also has a playful quasi-Brit accent to emphasise how louche and racy he is supposed to be, exchanging waspish badinage with everyone at court.

From The Guardian