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joking
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | teasing |
| Synonyms: | badinage, chaff, chaffing, chitchat, derision, dissing, exchange, fun, gossip, jeering, jesting, joking, joshing, kidding, mockery, persiflage, play, raillery, repartee, ribbing, ridicule, small talk |
| Main Entry: | fun |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amusement, play |
| Synonyms: | absurdity, ball*, big time, blast*, buffoonery, celebration, cheer, clowning, distraction, diversion, enjoyment, entertainment, escapade, festivity, foolery, frolic, gaiety, gambol, game*, good time, grins, high jinks, holiday, horseplay, jesting, jocularity, joke, joking, jollity, joy, junketing, laughter, living it up, merriment, merrymaking, mirth, nonsense, pastime, picnic, playfulness, pleasure, recreation, rejoicing, relaxation, riot, romp, romping, solace, sport, tomfoolery*, treat, whoopee |
| Antonyms: | sadness, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | humor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comedy, funniness |
| Synonyms: | amusement, badinage, banter, buffoonery, clowning, comicality, comicalness, drollery, facetiousness, farce, flippancy, fun, gag, gaiety, happiness, high spirits, jest, jesting, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, joke, joking, joyfulness, kidding, levity, lightness, playfulness, pleasantry, raillery, tomfoolery, whimsy, wisecrack, wit, witticism, wittiness |
| Antonyms: | depression, drama, sadness, seriousness, tragedy, unhappiness |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amusement, entertainment |
| Synonyms: | caper, dalliance, delight, disport, diversion, foolery, frisk, frolic, fun, gambol, game, gaming, happiness, humor, jest, joking, lark, match, pastime, pleasure, prank, recreation, relaxation, romp, sport, sportiveness, teasing |
| Antonyms: | work |
| Main Entry: | pleasantry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nice remark |
| Synonyms: | badinage, banter, bon mot, humor, jest, joke, joking, levity, merriment, quip, quirk, repartee, sally, squib, wit, witticism |
| Antonyms: | criticism |
| Main Entry: | tomfoolery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nonsense |
| Synonyms: | absurdity, antics, bunk, carrying-on, clowning, craziness, folly, foolery, fooling around, foolishness, fun, funny business, giddiness, high jinks, horseplay, insanity, irresponsibility, joking, kidding around, ludicrousness, lunacy, madness, ridiculousness, senselessness, shenanigans*, silliness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | badinage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | joking around |
| Synonyms: | asteism, banter, fool, joking, joshing, kidding, persiflage, raillery, repartee, ribbing, teasing |
| Main Entry: | jesting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | buffoonery |
| Synonyms: | clowning, humor, joking, wit |
| Main Entry: | raillery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | banter |
| Synonyms: | badinage, fun, jesting, joking, joshing, ribbing, ridicule, teasing |
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