proagon

[ proh-ag-ohn, -on, proh-ah-gohn ]

noun

, Greek.

, plural pro·a·go·nes [proh-, uh, -, goh, -neez].

1. (in ancient Greek comedy) a disputatious exchange, sometimes of a slapstick nature, between the chorus and the characters, or among the characters themselves, usually following the parodos and preceding the agon.