冷ひやかし

noun

banter; teasing; raillery

Light-hearted, often playful verbal teasing or making fun of someone, typically among friends or acquaintances.

• 彼かれはいつも冷ひやかしばかり言いう。

  He's always just teasing.

• 同どう僚りょうの冷ひやかしに笑わらってごまかした。

  I laughed off my coworker's banter.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

window-shopping; browsing; just looking

Going to stores without serious intent to buy; often used in the phrase 冷やかしで見る (to look around without buying).

• デパートを冷ひやかしでぶらぶらした。

  I strolled around the department store just browsing.

• 冷ひやかしの客きゃくが多おおくて、なかなか売うれない。

  There are many window-shoppers, so sales are slow.