scolding, attaboy, chiding, rebuke, handjob, curt, chuckle, quip, ribbing, retort, runaround, tsks, pshaw, nod, backtalk, churlishness, short shrift, noogie, verklempt, flack, snicker, willies, prickliness, bellyache, pushiness, razzing, sponge bath, grousing, indignance, braggy, bum steer, misspeaks, griping, wisecrack, hmph, laugh, joshes, sneer, putdown, sniffly, touchiness, snippiness, brushback, apologies, pep talk, crankiness, kvetching, catcall, hizzoner, uppity, frowny, blase, backrub, huzzahs, rebuff, gibe, irascibility, rudeness, rubdown, wisenheimer, testy, kudos, joke, chumminess, snub, ineloquent, stiffed, demurral, scowl, persnickety, facetiousness, needling, harrumph, old codger, mea culpa, snarky, crabbiness, hectoring, slap, moralizer, comeuppance, smarm, snit, incredulousness, pushback, hyperboles, grumbles, asker, backslap, gaucherie, street cred, smirk, surliness, yeahs, standing ovation, apologizer, weepiness, badgering, hug, whine, sissies