an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.

to address with banter; chaff.

to use banter.

noun

badinage , chaff , chaffing , chitchat , derision , dissing , exchange , fun , gossip , jeering , jesting , joking , joshing , kidding , mockery , persiflage , play , raillery , repartee , ribbing , ridicule , small talk , taunt , asteism , caricature , contumely , disdain , irony , jest , mocking , pleasantry , sarcasm , sardonicism , satire , scorn , scurrility , slight , slur

verb

chaff , deride , fool , fun , jeer , jest , jive * , joke , josh , kid , make fun of , mock , rag * , razz * , rib , ridicule , satirize , taunt , badinage , belittle , chitchat , contemn , disdain , jibe , jive , jolly , lampoon , mockery , persiflage , playfulness , pleasantry , rag , rail , raillery , rally , ride , roast , scorn , slight , slur , sneer , tease , trick