Backchat
Backchat noun - Good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks.
Usage example: outsiders sometimes mistook their constant backchat for spiteful bickering
Jesting
Jesting noun - Good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks.
Usage example: lots of laughter and elbow-nudging jesting at family reunions
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Backchat and jesting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backchat" instead a noun "Jesting".
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