verb
- engaging in playful, teasing banter or witty joking
Usage: present participle of badinage; formal or literary
Examples
- The two friends spent the evening badinaging about their college days.
- She enjoyed badinaging with her colleagues during lunch breaks.
- They were badinaging good-naturedly about who would win the game.
- The host kept badinaging with guests to lighten the mood at the party.
- He had a talent for badinaging without ever causing offense.