Cases of word usage

1) amusing and gentle teasing (banter)

2) a drawing dealing with contemporary (especially political) events in an amusing way (cartoon)

3) a short saying expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way, e.g. 'To know you is to love you' (epigram)

4) (trying to be) amusing (especially something serious) (facetious)

5) (the making of) amusing remarks and answers (repartee)

6) (a) wild outburst of anger, disapproval, disorder etc; a very amusing person or event (riot)

7) (a piece of) amusing writing intended to make a person or idea etc appear foolish or absurd (satire)

8) (a kind of) (semi-)liquid preparation served with food to give flavour; rude remarks (often more amusing than annoying) (sauce)

9) (to produce) an amusing and exaggerated or deceptive account (spoof)