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bad⋅i⋅nage
/
ˌbæd
nˈɑʒ
,
ˈbæd
n
ɪdʒ
/
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[
bad-n-
ahzh
,
bad
-n-ij
]
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noun, verb,
-naged,
-nag⋅ing.
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–noun
1.
light, playful banter or raillery.
–verb (used with object)
2.
to banter with or tease (someone) playfully.
Origin:
1650–60;
< F, equiv. to
badin
(
er
) to joke, trifle (v. deriv. of
badin
joker, banterer < OPr: fool;
bad
(
ar
) to gape (< VL
batāre;
cf.
bay
2
) +
-in
< L
-īnus
-ine
1
) +
-age
-age
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bad·i·nage
(bād'n-äzh')
n. Light, playful banter.
[French, from
badin
,
joker
, from Provençal
badar
,
to gape
, from Latin
*batāre
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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