Banter
Banter verb - To make jokes.
Usage example: the teacher bantered pleasantly, albeit a bit awkwardly, with the students at the school dance
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Yuk and banter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yuk" instead the word "Banter" as a noun or a verb. slang substitute
Yuk
Yuk noun - Something said or done to cause laughter.
Usage example: the yuks on this new sitcom are so pathetic that the souped-up laugh track merely adds insult to injury
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Yuk and Banter. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/banter/yuk
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