What is another word for badinage?
Pronunciation:
[ bˈadɪnɪd͡ʒ], [ bˈadɪnɪdʒ], [ b_ˈa_d_ɪ_n_ɪ_dʒ]
Related words: lighthearted banter, bantering, animated chat, playful banter, lively chat
Related questions:
Synonyms for Badinage:
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n.
• badinage • banter • communication • humor • humorousness • jocosity • pleasantry • quip • repartee • ribbing • ridicule • sport • talk • wit Other synonyms:
- ribbing .
- taunt .
- talk .
Other relevant words:
- absorb ,
- accelerator ,
- accelerator pedal ,
- act ,
- actor's line ,
- add up ,
- address ,
- adjoin ,
- advert ,
- affect ,
- affiance ,
- airstream ,
- alacrity ,
- allude ,
- alternate ,
- amount ,
- annoyer ,
- annoying ,
- antic ,
- apportion ,
- arbitrariness ,
- arm ,
- articulate ,
- athletics ,
- authorise ,
- authorize ,
- babble ,
- babble out ,
- back and forth ,
- backward and forward ,
- backwash ,
- badger ,
- bagatelle ,
- bait ,
- bang ,
- barb ,
- barrack ,
- base on balls ,
- bawl out ,
- bear on ,
- bear upon ,
- beat up ,
- befool ,
- beleaguer ,
- bemock ,
- berate ,
- betray ,
- betroth ,
- bible ,
- bit ,
- blab ,
- blab out ,
- blabber ,
- blackguard ,
- blast ,
- blether ,
- blow ,
- blow over ,
- bluster ,
- boast ,
- bodily fluid ,
- body fluid ,
- book ,
- bothersome ,
- bourgeon ,
- brag ,
- brain ,
- brainpower ,
- breast ,
- brightness ,
- briskness ,
- buck ,
- bug ,
- build up ,
- bureau ,
- burgeon forth ,
- burlesque ,
- burst ,
- buy the farm ,
- by word of mouth ,
- bye ,
- cackle ,
- cajole ,
- call down ,
- call on the carpet ,
- call up ,
- candid ,
- caper ,
- capriciousness ,
- card ,
- carnal knowledge ,
- cash in one's chips ,
- causerie ,
- caustic remark ,
- cavort ,
- central ,
- chaffer ,
- change ,
- charge ,
- charter ,
- chattering ,
- chaw ,
- chest of drawers ,
- chew out ,
- chew the fat ,
- chew up ,
- chewing ,
- chic ,
- chichi ,
- chicness ,
- chide ,
- chin music ,
- chin wag ,
- chin wagging ,
- chin-wag ,
- chin-wagging ,
- chit chat ,
- chitchat ,
- choke ,
- chump ,
- clack ,
- claver ,
- clear ,
- cleverness ,
- click ,
- clowning ,
- coax ,
- coaxing ,
- coition ,
- coitus ,
- colloquial ,
- comb-out ,
- come ,
- come about ,
- come back ,
- come on ,
- come out ,
- come to ,
- come up ,
- comeback ,
- comedy ,
- comment ,
- communicate ,
- commutation ,
- commute ,
- concern ,
- confabulate ,
- confabulation ,
- confer ,
- conk ,
- consult ,
- contact ,
- contemn ,
- contempt ,
- contribution ,
- convert ,
- conviviality ,
- copulation ,
- coquette ,
- count ,
- counter ,
- counterchange ,
- countersign ,
- courageously ,
- cozen ,
- crack ,
- craziness ,
- criticise ,
- croak ,
- cud ,
- cutaneous senses ,
- dampen ,
- dart ,
- dash ,
- daze ,
- deal ,
- decease ,
- delivery ,
- delude ,
- derisive ,
- despise ,
- despite ,
- devolve ,
- die ,
- dig ,
- disburden ,
- discourtesy ,
- discuss ,
- discussion ,
- disdain ,
- disesteem ,
- dish the dirt ,
- disport ,
- dissertate ,
- dissipate ,
- disturb ,
- divvy up ,
- draw ,
- dress down ,
- dresser ,
- drop dead ,
- drum up ,
- dry wash ,
- dupe ,
- egest ,
- elapse ,
- elation ,
- eliminate ,
- empathise ,
- empathize ,
- employ ,
- encircle ,
- english ,
- engross ,
- enlist ,
- enumerate ,
- epigram ,
- equal ,
- evanesce ,
- exceed ,
- excrete ,
- exit ,
- expire ,
- extend ,
- extend to ,
- face ,
- facetious ,
- fade ,
- fall ,
- fall guy ,
- fall out ,
- feature ,
- feeling ,
- figure ,
- film ,
- flap down ,
- flash ,
- flatulence ,
- flatulency ,
- fleet ,
- flightiness ,
- fling ,
- flip ,
- flip-flop ,
- flirt ,
- fluff ,
- flummery ,
- fog ,
- folly ,
- fool around ,
- fool away ,
- formulate ,
- fortify ,
- freeze off ,
- frippery ,
- frisk ,
- fritter ,
- fritter away ,
- frivol away ,
- frivolousness ,
- frolic ,
- fundamental interaction ,
- funniness ,
- fusillade ,
- gab ,
- gabble ,
- gabfest ,
- gag ,
- gaiety ,
- galling ,
- gambol ,
- gas pedal ,
- gasconade ,
- gaseous state ,
- gasolene ,
- gasoline ,
- germinate ,
- ghost ,
- gibber ,
- gibe ,
- gibelike ,
- girdle ,
- give ,
- give voice ,
- give-up the ghost ,
- glide by ,
- go ,
- go along ,
- go by ,
- go on ,
- go past ,
- goading ,
- good book ,
- gossiper ,
- gossipmonger ,
- guide ,
- gull ,
- gun ,
- guy ,
- hand ,
- hap ,
- happen ,
- harlequinade ,
- have to do with ,
- have words ,
- head ,
- hesitate ,
- hint ,
- hire ,
- hold forth ,
- holy scripture ,
- holy writ ,
- horse around ,
- husk ,
- impact ,
- impishness ,
- incline ,
- indulgence ,
- infer ,
- inject ,
- intelligence ,
- interpret ,
- inveigle ,
- irritating ,
- issue ,
- jawbone ,
- jeer ,
- jest at ,
- jester ,
- jibe ,
- jocose ,
- jocoseness ,
- jocular ,
- jocundity ,
- joint ,
- jolly ,
- jot ,
- keep down ,
- kick the bucket ,
- kid ,
- knock ,
- laissez passer ,
- lambast ,
- lambaste ,
- lampoon ,
- language ,
- lap ,
- lapse ,
- lark ,
- lark about ,
- last word ,
- laugh ,
- launder ,
- laundry ,
- lavation ,
- lave ,
- lead ,
- lead astray ,
- lead on ,
- learning ability ,
- lease ,
- lecture ,
- legislate ,
- let down ,
- let the cat out of the bag ,
- liberty chit ,
- lightness ,
- line of gab ,
- liquid body substance ,
- list ,
- lock ,
- logos ,
- loosen ,
- lunacy ,
- make fun ,
- make it ,
- make pass ,
- manducate ,
- manduction ,
- manner of speaking ,
- mark ,
- mass meeting ,
- masticate ,
- mastication ,
- match ,
- maunder ,
- meet ,
- mental capacity ,
- mentality ,
- merriness ,
- merrymaking ,
- mesh ,
- minx ,
- mischievousness ,
- mite ,
- mobilise ,
- mobilize ,
- mocking ,
- modishness ,
- moisten ,
- mood ,
- mosh ,
- mot ,
- motley fool ,
- mountain pass ,
- mouth ,
- mug ,
- muggins ,
- muster ,
- muster up ,
- mutant ,
- mutation ,
- natural gas ,
- needle ,
- nettlesome ,
- new world chat ,
- news ,
- newsmonger ,
- notch ,
- numeral ,
- numerate ,
- occupy ,
- occur ,
- offer ,
- old world chat ,
- open ,
- operate ,
- oral communication ,
- overhaul ,
- overstep ,
- overtake ,
- palaver ,
- parcel ,
- parody ,
- parole ,
- part ,
- partake ,
- partake in ,
- pasquinade ,
- pass along ,
- pass away ,
- pass by ,
- pass off ,
- pass on ,
- passing ,
- passing game ,
- passing play ,
- passport ,
- password ,
- patsy ,
- peach ,
- pectus ,
- percentage ,
- perish ,
- pertain ,
- pesky ,
- pester ,
- pestering ,
- pestiferous ,
- petrol ,
- philosophise ,
- phone number ,
- photograph ,
- phrase ,
- pick apart ,
- piffle ,
- pinch ,
- pip ,
- pitter-patter ,
- plaguey ,
- plaguy ,
- play ,
- playfulness ,
- plight ,
- ploughshare ,
- plowshare ,
- ploy ,
- plug ,
- poke fun ,
- pooh-pooh ,
- pop off ,
- portion ,
- portion out ,
- position ,
- prank ,
- prate ,
- prattle ,
- preaching ,
- prick ,
- prickteaser ,
- prod ,
- prodding ,
- prosecute ,
- public lecture ,
- puckishness ,
- pullulate ,
- pun ,
- punning ,
- pursue ,
- put across ,
- put on ,
- put one across ,
- put one over ,
- put-on ,
- qualifying ,
- quid ,
- quizzical ,
- race ,
- radius ,
- rag ,
- rattle on ,
- razz ,
- reach ,
- read ,
- realise ,
- realize ,
- rebound ,
- rebuke ,
- reciprocality ,
- reciprocation ,
- refer ,
- reject ,
- rejoin ,
- rejoinder ,
- relate ,
- relation ,
- remonstrate ,
- rent ,
- repay ,
- replace ,
- replication ,
- reprimand ,
- return ,
- reversed ,
- rib ,
- ride ,
- rinse ,
- riposte ,
- rival ,
- roasted ,
- rollick ,
- romp ,
- routine ,
- rumormonger ,
- rumourmonger ,
- run ,
- run around ,
- rundle ,
- rung ,
- sally ,
- salvo ,
- sap ,
- saphead ,
- satirize ,
- schmoose ,
- scoff ,
- scold ,
- scoot ,
- scripture ,
- scud ,
- scuttlebutt ,
- see ,
- send-up ,
- sendup ,
- sense of humor ,
- sense of touch ,
- sermon ,
- sex act ,
- sexual congress ,
- sexual intercourse ,
- sexual relation ,
- shaft ,
- shmoose ,
- shmooze ,
- shoot a line ,
- shoot down ,
- shoot the breeze ,
- shot ,
- show ,
- shuck ,
- side of meat ,
- signature ,
- sing ,
- sink ,
- skin senses ,
- skylark ,
- slam dance ,
- slang ,
- slide by ,
- slip away ,
- slip by ,
- slipstream ,
- slope ,
- smart ,
- smarting ,
- snap ,
- sneer ,
- snicker ,
- snort ,
- snuff it ,
- social intercourse ,
- soft soap ,
- soft touch ,
- son ,
- soupcon ,
- spatter ,
- speak ,
- speck ,
- speech communication ,
- spend ,
- spiel ,
- spill ,
- spill the beans ,
- spit ,
- spoken communication ,
- spoken language ,
- spoof ,
- sportsman ,
- sportswoman ,
- spot ,
- sprinkle ,
- sprout ,
- spud ,
- spur ,
- spurn ,
- spurring ,
- stalk ,
- stir ,
- strait ,
- straits ,
- stratagem ,
- straw ,
- stubble ,
- stylishness ,
- substitute ,
- substitution ,
- sucker ,
- summercater ,
- summon ,
- surface ,
- surpass ,
- swank ,
- swash ,
- sweep ,
- sweet talk ,
- sweet-talk ,
- swing ,
- swing music ,
- switch ,
- switch over ,
- sympathise ,
- sympathize ,
- tack ,
- tactile sensation ,
- tactual sensation ,
- take ,
- take in ,
- take place ,
- take to task ,
- takeoff ,
- talk about ,
- talk of the town ,
- talking ,
- talking to ,
- tantalise ,
- tattle ,
- taunting ,
- tear ,
- tease apart ,
- teaser ,
- telephone exchange ,
- telephone number ,
- temper ,
- test ,
- thorax ,
- thrash ,
- throttle ,
- tickle ,
- tidings ,
- tinct ,
- tinge ,
- tingling ,
- tint ,
- titillating ,
- titillation ,
- tittle-tattle ,
- tomfool ,
- tomfoolery ,
- tongue-in-cheek ,
- top ,
- toss ,
- total ,
- touch modality ,
- touch on ,
- touch sensation ,
- touching ,
- tout ,
- trace ,
- transcend ,
- translate ,
- transpose ,
- transposed ,
- travel by ,
- travesty ,
- treatment ,
- trick ,
- trounce ,
- turn ,
- turn down ,
- turn over ,
- turn up ,
- twaddle ,
- twerp ,
- twirp ,
- urging ,
- utter ,
- vamp ,
- vamper ,
- variation ,
- vaunt ,
- verbalise ,
- verbalize ,
- vexatious ,
- vexer ,
- vexing ,
- visit ,
- viva-voce ,
- voice communication ,
- wad ,
- wag ,
- wage ,
- walk ,
- wash away ,
- wash drawing ,
- wash off ,
- wash out ,
- washables ,
- washing ,
- washout ,
- watchword ,
- waver ,
- wheedle ,
- wheel spoke ,
- whimsey ,
- whimsy ,
- whirl ,
- wisecrack ,
- witticism ,
- word of god ,
- word of honor ,
- words ,
- yack ,
- yack away ,
- yak ,
- yakety-yak ,
- yap away .
- Asteism ,
- Chaffing ,
- Fleer ,
- Fooling ,
- Irrision ,
- Kidding ,
- Quizzing ,
- Ragging ,
- Tehee ,
- Twitting ,
- Volleying ,
- amusement ,
- backchat ,
- banter ,
- bantering ,
- bravely ,
- chaff ,
- chat ,
- chatter ,
- conversation ,
- crack a joke ,
- criticize ,
- crossfire ,
- deceive ,
- deride ,
- derision ,
- disappoint ,
- disrespect ,
- drollery ,
- entertainment ,
- exchange ,
- facetiousness ,
- flout ,
- fool ,
- fooling around ,
- frivolity ,
- fun ,
- gamely ,
- gird ,
- give and take ,
- goad ,
- gossip ,
- haze ,
- heart-to-heart ,
- humour ,
- interaction ,
- interchange ,
- irony ,
- jape ,
- jeer at ,
- jeering ,
- jest ,
- jesting ,
- jive ,
- jocosity ,
- jocularity ,
- joking ,
- josh ,
- joshing ,
- kidding around ,
- laugh at ,
- laughter ,
- levity ,
- merriment ,
- mock ,
- mockery ,
- paronomasia ,
- patter ,
- persiflage ,
- pleasantry ,
- pluckily ,
- poke fun at ,
- quid pro quo ,
- quip ,
- quiz ,
- raillery ,
- rally ,
- rallying ,
- ready wit ,
- reciprocity ,
- repartee ,
- retort ,
- ridicule ,
- roast ,
- sarcasm ,
- sardonic grin ,
- satire ,
- satirise ,
- schmooze ,
- scoff at ,
- scoffing ,
- scorn ,
- show up ,
- slam ,
- small talk ,
- smartness ,
- sneer at ,
- snigger ,
- sport ,
- tantalize ,
- tease ,
- teasing ,
- to and fro ,
- twit ,
- volley ,
- waffle ,
- waggishness ,
- wordplay .
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How to use "Badinage" in context?
Badinage is a playful, innocent flirtation or banter between people that involves a bit of saucy talk and maybe a little banter about sexual innuendo. It's a lighthearted way to pass the time and can be a great way to make new friends. The best part is that it can be done anywhere--in a store, at a party, or even in your own backyard if you're lucky.
Hyponym for Badinage:
n.
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communication
banter, raillery, give-and-take, backchat.
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communication
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