n .
an exchange of good-humored or mildly teasing remarks 기분좋은 농담이나 짓궂지만 유화적인 표현의 교환

• The handsome young teacher fell into easy _____ with his students, who were not much yunger than he.
• Phoebe was interested in the news, but she hated the phony _____ of the correspondents.
  피비는 그 뉴스에 흥미를 갖고 있었지만, 특파원의 거짓으로 꾸민 농담은 싫어했 다.
• _____ 는 농담하다는 듯의 동사로도 쓰인다.