ribbing
noun [C usually singular] (JOKE) /ˈrɪb.ɪŋ/ informalDefinition
› the act of laughing at someone in a friendly way as a joke: They gave him a ribbing about his accent.Teasing
(Definition of ribbing noun (JOKE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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