Banter, raillery, ridicule, badinage, joking, teasing,twitting, Colloq kidding, ragging, Chiefly US and Canadianjoshing: After the speech, he had to put up with a lot ofgood-natured chaff from the audience.
V.
Banter, tease, twit, rail at, Colloq kid, rag, ChieflyUS and Canadian josh: When he was in the navy, his familychaffed him for having a girl in every port.
Oxford
N. & v.
N.
The husks of corn or other seed separated bywinnowing or threshing.
Chopped hay and straw used as fodder.3 light-hearted joking; banter.
Worthless things; rubbish.
Strips of metal foil released in the atmosphere to obstructradar detection.
V.
Tr. & intr. tease; banter.
Tr. chop(straw etc.).
Chaffy adj. [OE ceaf, c‘f prob. f. Gmc: sense 3 of n. & 1 ofv. perh. f. CHAFE]
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