crosstalk vs ribbing

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 

ribbing

noun
  • An instance of teasing. 

  • The action of the verb to rib; teasing. 

  • A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object. 

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