Fool
Fool verb - To make jokes.
Usage example: an edgy comedian fooling with an appreciative college audience
Rib
Rib verb - To make fun of in a good-natured way.
Usage example: ribbed him a bit about fumbling such an easy play
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It was just convincing enough to fool an unobservant guard who wasn't looking at him and to pass a message on to Captain Yates ... who promptly began to rib him about it.
Source: Disguised in Drag -
Dark Is Not Evil: Don't let the rib bones, black, red and horns fool you, AHII's a pretty nice dude.
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