crosstalk vs drollery

crosstalk

noun
  • A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue. 

  • The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway. 

  • Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits. 

  • Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion. 

verb
  • To hold an incidental conversation 

drollery

noun
  • A joke; a funny story. 

  • Amusing behavior. 

  • A small decorative image in the margin of an illuminated manuscript. 

  • Something humorous, funny or comical. 

  • Comical quality. 

How often have the words crosstalk and drollery occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )