from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition [French, frombadin, joker, from Provençalbadar, to gape, from Latin*batāre.] from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License From Frenchbadinage, from the verbbadiner("to jest, joke"). ...
First Known Use circa 1658, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of badinage was circa 1658 See more words from the same year Dictionary Entries Near badinage bad/ill feelings badinage Badis See More Nearby Entries Cite...