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Adjective

Characterized by mild, good-natured teasing

Amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic

Happy and cheerful in mood or atmosphere

Noun

Light-hearted joking, teasing, or banter

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

Spirited horseplay, exuberance, or joshing

Jesting, kidding, or engaging in malarkey

Verb

Present participle for to tell a joke or talk in a playful manner

Present participle for to tease, typically in a good-natured way

Present participle for to behave or act in a jocular manner

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Adjective

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Characterized by mild, good-natured teasing

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

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“Every family gathering, we engage in joshing banter, poking fun at each other with a light-hearted spirit.”

Adjective

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Amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic

flakey^US

flaky^UK

off-color^US

like nothing on earth

off-colour^UK

never to be forgotten

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Adjective

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Happy and cheerful in mood or atmosphere

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of the joys of spring

full of vim and vigour

without a care in the world

beside oneself with joy

as happy as a sandboy

full of get-up-and-go

full of joie de vivre

like a dog with two tails

ever-smiling

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Noun

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Light-hearted joking, teasing, or banter

humor^US

humour^UK

pleasant conversation

offences^UK

offenses^US

black humor^US

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“During our lunch break, the office was filled with joshing as co-workers shared laughs and playful banter.”

Noun

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The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

pulling someone's chain

rancor^US

offence^UK

rancour^UK

offense^US

backhanded compliment

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Noun

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Spirited horseplay, exuberance, or joshing

misbehavior^US

humour^UK

humor^US

gamboling^US

gambolling^UK

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Noun

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Jesting, kidding, or engaging in malarkey

Verb

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Present participle for to tell a joke or talk in a playful manner

pulling someone's leg

making a monkey out of

pulling someone's chain

playing a practical joke

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

gibing

gambolling^UK

gamboling^US

playing a practical joke on

counterfeiting

getting a rise out of

having a joke on somebody

mucking someone about

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“My friends always count on me to josh around and lighten the mood with my witty jokes.”

Verb

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Present participle for to tease, typically in a good-natured way

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

taking the piss out of

treating with contempt

holding up to ridicule

making a fool of

making a monkey out of

pulling someone's leg

treating contemptuously

pulling someone's chain

making a laughing-stock

exposing to ridicule

making someone a laughing stock

poking borack

laughing out of court

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

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“Josh playfully bantered with his friends at the barbecue, always careful to ensure that his teasing remained good-natured.”

Verb

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Present participle for to behave or act in a jocular manner

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