joking relationship

noun

A social relationship that allows one person to tease or mock another in a way that would otherwise be viewed as inappropriate.

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Meanings

nounjoking relationship (plural joking relationships)

plural joking relationships

  1. anthropologyA social relationship that allows one person to tease or mock another in a way that would otherwise be viewed as inappropriate.
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APA

joking relationship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joking%20relationship

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“joking relationship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joking%20relationship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “joking relationship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joking%20relationship.

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