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chaff

To chaff is to tease, especially in a light-hearted way. (verb)

When you joke around with someone and tease him, this is an example of a situation where you chaff.

Chaff refers to useless things, grain husks and fine-cut straw, or light-hearted spoken exchanges. (noun)

  1. Trash that you do not want is an example of chaff.
  2. Wheat grains found after threshing is an example of chaff.
  3. Light-hearted teasing and banter is an example of chaff.

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See chaff in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See chaff in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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