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banter
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-ter
]
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Origin
ban·ter
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ˈbæn
tər
/
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-ter
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noun
1.
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
verb (used with object)
2.
to address with banter; chaff.
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verb (used without object)
3.
to use banter.
Origin:
1660–70;
origin uncertain
Related forms
ban·ter·er,
noun
ban·ter·ing·ly,
adverb
out·ban·ter,
verb (used with object)
un·ban·ter·ing,
adjective
un·ban·ter·ing·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
1.
badinage, joking, jesting, pleasantry, persiflage.
2.
tease, twit; ridicule, deride, mock.
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The golf is pretty good, the
banter
better.
The
banter
is witty and entertaining.
We can
banter
all day and I wont have a problem with anything you say.
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Noun
The golf is pretty good, the
banter
better.
The
banter
is witty and entertaining.
There is an exchange of
banter
that is not important to the film for a few minutes.
As always, the actresses are wonderful, and much of the
banter
is funny.
It seems you didn't just miss the boat, but the entire shoreline on the meaning behind the
banter
.
Most readers will be entertained by the book's effervescent
banter
, clever clues and ingenious modus operandi .
He did not join his teammates in the light
banter
around him.
The first-person narrative is rife with hackneyed phrases and forced street
banter
.
Verb
We can
banter
all day and I wont have a problem with anything you say.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
banter
(ˈbæntə)
—
vb
1.
to speak to or tease lightly or jokingly
—
n
2.
light, teasing, or joking language or repartee
[C17: of unknown origin]
'banterer
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
banter
1670s, slang, origin uncertain.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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