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Pronunciation / Transliteration: keidan
"彼らの会話には楽しい軽談が交わされていた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Humorous or playful banter.
"The conference began with some light badinage between the two keynote speakers."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French verb badiner meaning 'to jest', from Provençal badinar, from badil 'fool'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "badinage" is said worldwide
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badinage
Transliteration: badinage
"Leur conversation était pleine de badinage."
Schäkerrei
Transliteration: Schäkerrei
"Sie führten ein amüsantes Badinage im Flur."
badenella
Transliteration: badenella
"Il loro era un piacevole badinage."
badinaje
Transliteration: badinaje
"La reunión estuvo animada por un constante badinaje."
badinagem
Transliteration: badinagem
"Eles trocavam gracejos em um tom de badinagem."
हँसी-मज़ाक
Transliteration: hansi-mazaak
"उनकी बातचीत में हल्का हँसी-मज़ाक शामिल था।"
打趣
Transliteration: dǎqù
"他们的对话充满了轻松的打趣。"
농담
Transliteration: nongdam
"그들의 대화는 유쾌한 농담으로 가득 찼다."
軽談
Transliteration: keidan
"彼らの会話には楽しい軽談が交わされていた。"
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