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banter

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banter
noun
a brief exchange of harmless banter:
repartee, raillery, ripostes, sallies, swordplay, quips, wisecracks, crosstalk, wordplay;
badinage, witty conversation, witty remarks, witticism(s), joking, jesting, jocularity, drollery;
French bons mots;
informal kidding, ribbing, joshing;
British, informal bants;
rare persiflage.
verb
a small crowd of sightseers were bantering with the guards:
joke, jest, pun, sally, quip;
informal josh, wisecrack.
banter Oxford Dictionary of English