bandies
Trades back forth
Bandies is the third-person singular form of bandy, meaning to toss back and forth—whether physically or in conversation.
Words, accusations, and ideas get bandied about: They bandied insults across the room, Her name has been bandied about as a potential candidate.
The word suggests casual or repeated exchange, often without much care or precision.
Humorous remarks or stories
- quipsBrief witty remarks
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
- joshingPlayful mocking
jesting · chaffing · humor · pleasantries · joviality · mirth · levity · wit
Stick-and-goal sport
- stickThin piece of wood
- puckHockey's rubber projectile
- iceWater's solid form
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
game · field · ball · goal · team · match · striking · passing
Reasoned case or dispute
- discussionExchange of ideas
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
contention · exchange · tossing around · back-and-forth · discourse · opinions · ideas · viewpoints
jokes
Humorous remarks or stories
joshing · jesting · chaffing · humor · pleasantries · joviality · mirth · levity · wit · funning
hockey
Stick-and-goal sport
curved · game · field · ball · goal · team · match · striking · passing · dribbling
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- discussionExchange of ideas
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
deliberation · contention · exchange · tossing around · back-and-forth · discourse · opinions · ideas · viewpoints · proposals
- bandied aroundCasually exchanged or mentioned
- bandied aboutCasually exchanged or discussed
- bandies aboutCirculates carelessly in talk
- bandies aroundSpreads carelessly in conversation