Englishbadinage
noun
he engaged in badinage with his guests:
banter, repartee, witty conversation, bantering, raillery, wit, crosstalk, wordplay, swordplay, cut and thrust;
witty remarks, witticisms, ripostes, sallies, quips;
joking, jesting;
French bons mots;
North American, informal josh;
Australian, New Zealand, informal borak.