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IDEA.org / Words / merry war
Related — banter (Playful, teasing exchange); skirmish (Brief, limited combat); flirtation (Playful romantic attention); wit · sparring · lovers · quarrel · teasing · repartee · Beatrice · courtship · verbal · duel
EMOTIONAL TONE OF CONFLICTmerry war ≠ blood feud Inherited cycle of retribution; grudge match · cold war
NATURE OF INTERPERSONAL EXCHANGEmerry war ≠ mutual admiration Two-way high regard; détente
TYPE OF WARFARE/CONFLICTmerry war ≠ total war Conflict engaging entire nations; bloody battle · mortal combat · genocide · slaughter
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/merry_war