BADINAGE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BADINAGE?

Need another word that means the same as “badinage”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “badinage” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Badinage” are: banter, repartee, raillery, wit, crosstalk, wordplay, swordplay, cut and thrust

Badinage as a Noun

Definitions of "Badinage" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “badinage” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Frivolous banter.
• Humorous or witty conversation.

Synonyms of "Badinage" as a noun (8 Words)

banter	The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks. There was much good natured banter.
crosstalk	Unwanted transfer of signals between communication channels.
cut and thrust	The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge.
raillery	Light teasing repartee. She was greeted with raillery from her fellow workers.
repartee	Conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies. He had a quick mind and a splendid gift of repartee.
swordplay	The activity or skill of fencing with swords or foils. This intellectual swordplay went on for several minutes.
wit	A witty person. His caustic wit cuts through the humbug.
wordplay	The witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, especially in puns. So many of the jokes are based on wordplay.

Usage Examples of "Badinage" as a noun

• He developed a nice line in badinage with the Labour leader.

Associations of "Badinage" (30 Words)

amusement	A feeling of delight at being entertained. An evening s amusement.
amusing	Causing laughter and providing entertainment. An amusing fellow.
banter	Light teasing repartee. There was much good natured banter.
buffoonery	Behaviour that is ridiculous but amusing. The film is full of wordplay and buffoonery.
comedy	The style or genre represented by comedy films plays and broadcast programmes. The conventions of romantic comedy have grown more appealing with the passage of time.
comical	Amusing, especially in a ludicrous or absurd way. A comical look of surprise.
droll	Comical in an odd or whimsical manner. A droll little man with a quiet tongue in cheek kind of humor.
entertaining	Providing amusement or enjoyment. A charming and entertaining companion.
farce	The dramatic genre represented by farces. The choreographed confusion of real farce.
fun	A source of fun. People watching is great fun.
funny	Causing laughter or amusement; humorous. I was trying to make a funny but failed miserably.
hilarious	Boisterously merry. Her hilarious novel.
humor	The trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous. The humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile.
humorous	Having or showing a sense of humour. Humorous stories.
humour	The ability to express humour or amuse other people. In reading this stanza we ought to humour it with a corresponding tone of voice.
jape	A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter. The childish jape of depositing a stink bomb in her locker.
jest	Speak in a joking way. He laughed uproariously at his own jest.
jesting	The action of saying or doing something for amusement. Laughing and jesting were out of the question.
jocose	Characterized by jokes and good humor. A jocose allusion.
jocular	With humor. His voice was jocular.
joke	Make jokes talk humorously or flippantly. She could laugh and joke with her colleagues.
jolly	To a moderately sufficient extent or degree. He is jolly busy.
laugh	Produce laughter. Many people only laughed at these stories.
rebus	A puzzle in which words are represented by combinations of pictures and individual letters; for instance, apex might be represented by a picture of an ape followed by a letter X.
recreation	Activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation. Days of joyous recreation with his friends.
repartee	Conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies. He had a quick mind and a splendid gift of repartee.
slapstick	Comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humorously embarrassing events. Slapstick humour.
waggish	Humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner. Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer.
witticism	A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. Maurice roared with laughter at his own witticisms.
witty	Showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour. A witty remark.