[a. F. badinage, f. badiner (see below) and -AGE.] Light trifling raillery or humorous banter.
1658. in Phillips.
1740. Cibber, Apol. (1756), II. 74. The frivolous charms or playful badinage of a king’s mistress.
1880. Disraeli, Endym., xxxvii. Men destined to the highest places should beware of badinage.
