Sorry, no online dictionaries contain the exact phrase to scold affectionately.
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1. chide
2. tease
3. rib
4. banter
5. playfully criticize
6. frig
7. badinage
8. barrack
9. bob
10. boondoggle
11. cavort
12. chaff
13. chidester
14. feddle
15. fool around
16. fribble
17. fritter
18. frolic
19. gambit
20. garreteer
21. girn
22. goof off
23. heckle
24. hector
25. jab
26. jibe
27. larrup
28. laugh away
29. lip
30. palter
31. pansy
32. quiddle
33. quip
34. rally
35. rant
36. romp
37. sass

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