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Badinerie
The badinerie or badinage is a brief and lively dance. It takes its name from the French badiner (to jest). The term arose during the 18th century when the badinerie was first included as a movement in the Baroque suite. Johann Sebastian Bach's (1685-1750) badinerie from his Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor for flute and strings, BWV 1067, is perhaps the best-known example.

Badinage can also refer to playful repartee, or banter.

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badinage
Jan 01, 1999; badinage noun & verb M17 French (from badiner to joke, from badin fool from Provençal, from badar to gape, from...
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Lingua Franca: Badinage.(Features)
Aug 21, 2002; Witty conversation, usually purely for its own sake and for the enjoyment of those taking part - almost in the same manner as a...
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`The holder of this card is schooled to the highest level in the use of sarcasm, badinage and ironic exaggeration'
Nov 14, 1995; Everybody remembers the teacher at school who loved practical jokes, the big man (it was always a man) who thought it was really...
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IEC nerve centre in Pretoria rocks as party leaders swop jokes and badinage.(News)
Apr 24, 2009; BYLINE: Political Bureau pretoria: As stress levels increased with the number of votes trickling in, promotional plastic massage...
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COMEDY BOOT CAMP PRIMES IMPROV TROUPE FOR RETURN.(REAL LIFE)
Dec 01, 1996; Byline: JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE, CORRESPONDENT HALLOWEEN WAS rough for Boris Badinage. A long-promoted showcase for the seven-member...
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