plagen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- banter noun Light, good-humoured teasing conversation exchanged between people who know each other well.
- chaff noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
- devil noun In Christian and Jewish tradition, the supreme evil spirit; Satan.
- dog noun A domesticated mammal (Canis familiaris) kept as a pet or working animal, closely related to wolves.
- fun noun Enjoyment, amusement, or a good time.
- kid noun A child or young person; informally, anyone's son or daughter regardless of their age.
- needle noun A thin, sharp tool used for sewing, injections, acupuncture, or piercing.
- skit noun A short comic performance, usually a few minutes long, with a single joke or situation at its centre — the kind of thing performed at a school assembly, on a variety show or in a social media video.
- tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
Senses
plagen is used for these senses in English:
- banter (transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.
- chaff (transitive) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language.
- devil To annoy or bother.
- dog (transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
- fun (colloquial) To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.
- kid (transitive, colloquial) To mock or make a fool of (someone) in a playful way.
- needle (transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.
- skit (transitive, Ireland, Liverpool, Merseyside) To make fun of.
banter — full definition
- noun Light, good-humoured teasing conversation exchanged between people who know each other well.
- verb To exchange playful, teasing remarks with someone.
chaff — full definition
- noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
- noun Something considered worthless or unwanted, especially compared with something valuable ("separating the wheat from the chaff").
- verb To tease or make good-natured fun of someone.