badinage
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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
Once out front Verstappen spent the rest of the race engaging in light-hearted badinage with his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase as they bickered about how hard he should push.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2023
Usually that high gloss means Hare is up to some undermining; in plays like “Plenty,” “The Judas Kiss” and “Skylight,” good badinage almost always means bad faith.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
But also present are Heyer’s wry humor and deftness in witty badinage.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2022
I couldn’t cope in badinage with the worthy Thomas, but I thought I knew a surer way to his heart, so I said:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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