banter
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
to address with banter; chaff.
to use banter.
Origin of banter
1Other words for banter
1 | badinage, joking, jesting, pleasantry, persiflage |
2 | tease, twit; ridicule, deride, mock |
Other words from banter
- ban·ter·er, noun
- ban·ter·ing·ly, adverb
- outbanter, verb (used with object)
- un·ban·ter·ing, adjective
- un·ban·ter·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use banter in a sentence
The dialogue is witty and entertaining, with the banter between Julianna and Colt particularly enjoyable.
Only sometimes, our screen freezes, the call drops and what would have been goofy banter loses its moment.
There’s been a lot of political banter during the pandemic that’s made it very hard at points for us to have a consistent public health message regarding mitigation strategies and vaccination.
Most employers shy away from mandating coronavirus vaccines | Dan Diamond | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostPerhaps the crown jewel has been SmartLess, with hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, who bring listeners along for an entertaining ride of witty banter, inside jokes and A-list guests.
There were no random pairings of celebrity presenters, and thus no awkward banter.
The Pandemic Oscars Were Surprisingly Decent. But Will the Academy Learn Anything From Its Break With Tradition? | Judy Berman | April 26, 2021 | Time
They banter with Alex Trebek and tell stories of life after Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! Champion Julia Collins’s Brain Feels Like Mush | Sujay Kumar | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was all foreplay, however, for the best presenter banter of all time.
The Best Emmys Moments: Seth Meyers, Bryan Cranston, and a 'Seinfeld' Kiss | Kevin Fallon | August 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTToking up was implied by smoky backgrounds and non sequiturial banter.
‘Silicon Valley’ and the Return of Stoner Television | Rich Goldstein | April 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat was Kim Novak delivering that cringe-inducing banter with Matthew McConaughey.
Was the Oscars Pizza Any Good? 8 Burning Questions About the Show | Kevin Fallon | March 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMiki Indyk, an Australian-Israeli living in Tel Aviv, was happy to hear the two banter.
This unreasoning, feminine obstinacy so wrought upon him that he permitted himself a smile and a lapse into irony and banter.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThis brings to my Memory (what I cannot help smiling at) the bountiful banter, you at this time endeavoured to put upon me.
A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope | Colley Cibber"You might spare me that 'alias, the Eye' business," Black Hood said, some of his old-time banter returning.
A joke, a banter, a bon-mot, make more impression upon the man of the world than all the grave notions of his religion.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierYou love to banter; you love to give me that surname of 'Rich,' to me, now no less poor than Job.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for banter
/ (ˈbæntə) /
to speak to or tease lightly or jokingly
light, teasing, or joking language or repartee
Origin of banter
1Derived forms of banter
- banterer, noun
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