ribber
One who joshes
A ribber is a person who ribs—teases or makes fun of someone in a playful way: He's a notorious ribber who never misses a chance to needle his friends.
In knitting and textile manufacturing, a ribber is an attachment or machine that produces ribbed fabric with alternating raised and lowered rows.
Cutup or wild card
- pranksterSomeone who plays tricks
- teaseMock playfully
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- jestHumorous remark or act
mockery · kidder · wisecracker · heckler · needler · leg-puller · razzing · roasting
joker
Cutup or wild card
jest · mockery · kidder · wisecracker · heckler · needler · leg-puller · razzing · roasting · good-natured
knitting machine
Automated textile-making device
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- needlesSlender pointed instruments
- gaugeStandard of measurement
yarn · cuffs · hems · waistbands · circular · sock · sweater · tension · carriage · sinker
- wisecrackerssmart aleck, smartass, smartmouth, smartypants, wisecracker
- knitting machinescarriage, sinker, cam, needle, double bed
- comedianscomedian, stand-up, comic, stand-up comic, standup comic
- Witswit, humorist, satirist, quipster, punster
ribberflatterer
One dispensing insincere praise
complimenter · encourager · straight-shooter · sycophant · brown-noser
- ribbed knitFabric with parallel ridges
- ribbed beanieTextured fitted winter hat