joked around
Engaged in horseplay
To joke around is to engage in playful, lighthearted humor—teasing, making wisecracks, or generally not being serious: We were just joking around, nobody meant anything by it.
The phrase often appears in contexts where someone needs to clarify that no offense was intended or that it's time to stop fooling around and focus.
- laughedVocalized mirth
- banteredTraded light teasing remarks
- punnedMade wordplay jokes
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- teasedMocked playfully
quipped · parodied · chuckled · jest · amused · giggled · smiled · ribbed · wisecracked · chatted · broke the ice · entertained · bonded · mimicked · mingled · kidded · cheered up · clowned
productivity/purpose
joked aroundgot down to business
Began serious work
buckled down · focused · knuckled down · worked hard · applied oneself