| Chaffing 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chaff. 2. (n.) The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule; raillery; banter. Thesaurus Entries backchat, banter, chaff, chaffing, exchange, fooling, fooling around, give-and-take, good-natured banter, harmless teasing, jape, jest, jive, joke, josh, joshing, kidding, kidding around, persiflage, pleasantry, raillery, rallying, repartee, ridicule, sport, twit |