Synonyms of the word

raillery

• n. Good-natured ridicule, jest or banter.

backchat

• n. (Britain) Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism.
• v. To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner.

banter

• n. Good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
• v. (intransitive) To engage in banter or playful conversation.
• v. (intransitive) To play or do something amusing.
• v. (transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.
• v. (transitive) To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).
• v. (transitive) To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.
• v. (transitive, US, Southern and Western, colloquial) To challenge to a match.

give-and-take

• n. The settling of differences through compromise and mutual concessions.
• n. A lively exchange of conversation.

repartee

• n. A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.
• n. A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts.
• n. Skill in replying swiftly and wittily.
• v. To reply with a repartee.
• v. To have a repartee (conversation marked by repartees).