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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | teasing |
| Synonyms: | badgering, badinage, banter, bothering, chaff, disturbing, exasperating, harassing, irritating, joking, kidding, mocking, plaguing, provoking, raillery, taunt, taunting, tickling, tormenting, vexing |
| Main Entry: | banter |
| 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: | badinage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | joking around |
| Synonyms: | asteism, banter, fool, joking, joshing, kidding, persiflage, raillery, repartee, ribbing, teasing |
| Main Entry: | raillery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | banter |
| Synonyms: | badinage, fun, jesting, joking, joshing, ribbing, ridicule, teasing |
| Main Entry: | teasing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pestering |
| Synonyms: | badgering, bothering, disturbing, exasperating, harassing, irritating, joking, kidding, mocking, plaguing, provoking, ribbing, taunting, tickling, tormenting, vexing |
| Antonyms: | comforting, praising, regaling |
| Main Entry: | banter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tease |
| Synonyms: | chaff, deride, fool, fun, jeer, jest, jive, joke, josh, kid, make fun of, mock, rag, razz, rib, ridicule, satirize, taunt |
| Main Entry: | chaff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | joke, ridicule |
| Synonyms: | banter, deride, fun, jeer, jolly, josh, kid, mock, rag, rally, razz, rib, scoff, taunt, tease |
| Notes: | to chafe means to rub until sore or worn; to chaff means to tease good-naturedly |
| Main Entry: | deride |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make fun of; insult |
| Synonyms: | banter, chaff, contemn, detract, dis, disdain, disparage, do a number on, dump on, flout, gibe, jeer, jolly, kid, knock, laugh at, lout, mock, pan, pooh-pooh, put down*, quiz, rag, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, roast, scoff, scorn, slam, sneer, taunt, twit |
| Antonyms: | commend, compliment, flatter, praise, revere |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | joke |
| Synonyms: | banter, chaff, deride, flout, fool, fun*, gibe, gird, jeer, jive, jolly*, josh, kid, mock, needle, put on, quip, rag, razz, rib, roast, scoff, sneer, spoof, tease |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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