banter
noun/ˈbæntər/
Frequency rank: #7,812 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
playful and friendly teasing or joking conversation
Example sentence
The two friends exchanged banter during their lunch break, laughing at each other's jokes.
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