joking

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Earlier this year, the “Cruel Intentions” star opened up about her home life with Prinze, joking that one of the key amenities that has helped their marriage to survive is having separate bathrooms.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

This kind of commiseration in the form of light, joking banter exists wherever heterosexual women gather.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Xi reportedly name-dropped his friend Putin to Trump last week, when the two leaders walked through Zhongnanhai, which is normally off-limits to foreign visitors, joking about how Putin had visited Beijing's political sanctuary before.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

And so the manager wasn’t joking; he wasn’t juking.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Bobby insisted that Larsen wasn’t joking and that the insults “hurt.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady