12
josh(verb, tease, joke, scorn, mock)
12
jolly(verb, scorn, deceive, mock, tease)
12
wordplay(noun, mockery, derision, joking, teasing)
11
deride(verb, mock, tease, ridicule, scorn)
11
make fun of(expression, verb, idiom, mock, tease)
11
give-and-take(noun, joking, concession, raillery, backchat)
11
good-natured teasing(noun, expression, joking, give-and-take, raillery)
11
pleasantry(noun, joke, play, jolly, wit)
11
small talk(noun, expression, joking, give-and-take, raillery)
10
chaffing(noun, joking, give-and-take, raillery, backchat)
10
chitchat(noun, joking, give-and-take, raillery, backchat)
10
dissing(noun, joking, give-and-take, raillery, backchat)
10
exchange(noun, joking, give-and-take, raillery, backchat)
10
gossip(noun, teasing, verb, wit, chatter)
10
jeer(verb, mock, tease, scorn, taunt)
10
jeering(noun, joking, give-and-take, raillery, backchat)
10
play(noun, joking, give-and-take, raillery, backchat)
10
quipping(noun, joking, give-and-take, raillery, backchat)
9
backchat(noun, joking, give-and-take, raillery)
9
rag(verb, tease, scorn, mock, humiliate)
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