Associations to the word «Badinage»

Wiktionary

BADINAGE, noun. Playful raillery; banter.
BADINAGE, verb. To engage in badinage or playful banter.

Dictionary definition

BADINAGE, noun. Frivolous banter.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras