badinage
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Rather, it was the thrust-and-parry of the pair, their gently barbed, whipsmart badinage, that made Nichols and May so revolutionary, their routines about sexual politics and social mores riding a knife’s edge.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
His badinage is hardly Wildean, but his put-downs, honed to the sharpness of stilettos, are many people’s idea of fun.
From Salon • May 8, 2024
But also present are Heyer’s wry humor and deftness in witty badinage.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2022
The good-natured and amusing badinage between Sainz and Norris was a key feature of their partnership.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2021
So disordered were my nerves from their romping badinage that I did not mark this question was addressed to me.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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