Badinage
Pronunciation : Ba`di`nage"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. badiner to joke, OF. to trifle, be silly, fr. badin silly.]
Definition : Defn: Playful raillery; banter. "He . . . indulged himself only in an elegant badinage." Warburton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913