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Repartee

A smart, ready, and witty reply.

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Banter 76% connected

To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as,…

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Raillery 76% connected

Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment.

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Humor 76% connected

Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.

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