ribbing

get a ribbing (from someone)

To be teased or mocked, usually in a playful or non-malicious manner. I always get a ribbing from my girlfriend for the bathrobe I wear around the house. Don't be offended if you get a bit of a ribbing when you start working here—our team has a fondness for poking fun at one another.
See also: get, ribbing

give (someone) a ribbing

To tease or mock someone, usually in a playful or non-malicious manner. My girlfriend always gives me a ribbing about the bathrobe I wear around the house. Don't be offended if the team gives you a bit of a ribbing when you start working here—they have a fondness for poking fun at one another.
See also: give, ribbing

rib (one)

To tease, fool, or joke with one. I'm just ribbing you, Tom—I'm not upset at all! I thought you were being serious; don't rib me like that!
See also: rib
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get a ribbing (from someone)
  • give (someone) a ribbing
  • sharp tongue
  • barbed tongue
  • leer
  • leer at
  • leer at (someone or something)
  • straight arrow
  • a straight arrow
  • dine with the devil
References in periodicals archive
For a detailed analysis, a surface area on the block skirt is selected for the ribbing iterations as shown in Figure 12.
Although the effect of ribbing on the added weight is small in the selected area, the effect of rib structures on the total weight would be significant when the rib structures are extended to the complete engine block.
Improvement of the low-frequency global modes requires ribbing in larger areas, and more comprehensive optimization procedures are necessary for the full topological optimization.
Place the ribbing right sides together on the garment neckline, pin in place at the quarter points (3).
Working with the ribbing on top and stretching it to fit the neckline, stitch 1/4" from the raw edges; stitch again 1/8" from the first row of stitching (4).
If the ribbing doesn't hug the body, it was cut too large.
* Ribbing is a rib-knit fabric that has distinctive lengthwise rib-knit stitches on both the right and wrong side.
* Ribbing usually comes in a tube or flat fold and is sold by the inch.