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n. Good-humored, playful conversation.

v. To speak to in a playful or teasing way.

verb-intransitive. To exchange mildly teasing remarks.

n. Good humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

v. To engage in banter or playful conversation.

v. To play or do something amusing.

v. To tease mildly.

v. To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally.

v. To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like.

v. To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest.

v. To challenge or defy to a match.

n. The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.

To address good-humored raillery to; attack with jokes or jests; make fun of; rally.

To impose upon or cheat, originally in a jesting or bantering way; bamboozle.

To challenge; invite to a contest.

n. A joking or jesting; good-humored ridicule or raillery; wit or humor; pleasantry.

n. A challenge to a match or contest; the match or contest itself.

v. be silly or tease one another

n. light teasing repartee

"But, frankly, I'd rather point out that having Spitzer and Parker sit so close together and trade sly banter is just plain creepy."

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ride    rally    bait    rag    cod    tantalise    twit    tantalize    razz    taunt   

rally    pleasantry    badinage    joke    roast    persiflate    josh    jig    chaff    quiz   

Cantor    canter    cantor    enchanter    grantor    panter    planter    santer    tranter   

raillery    pleasantry    badinage    sarcasm    gibe    merriment    chaff    satire    jibe    jest