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Playful raillery; banter.

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  1. n. Playful raillery; banter.
  2. n. frivolous banter
  3. Playful raillery; banter. "He . . . indulged himself only in an elegant badinage." Warburton.
  4. Playful raillery; banter. "He . . . indulged himself only in anelegant badinage." Warburton.