Playful and Ribbing

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Playful adjective - Given to good-natured joking or teasing.

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Ribbing and playful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ribbing" instead an adjective "Playful".

Nearby Words: play, played, playfulness, playing, playfully

Ribbing adjective - Marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing.

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Playful and ribbing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Playful" instead an adjective "Ribbing".

Nearby Word: ribbed

From Li'l Gotham, some playful ribbing between Colin and Damian.

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Wally, in turn, borrows it twice: as playful ribbing in "Image" and legitimately in "Failsafe." (The latter turns out to be Fridge Brilliance when you find out that the Team are unknowingly mind-linked and that M'Gann's Psychic Powers are accidentally brainwashing them all).

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