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banter

[ ban-ter ]

noun

  1. an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.

    Synonyms: persiflage, pleasantry, badinage



verb (used with object)

  1. to address with banter; chaff.

    Synonyms: mock, deride, ridicule, twit, tease

verb (used without object)

  1. to use banter.

banter

/ ˈbæntə /

verb

  1. to speak to or tease lightly or jokingly


noun

  1. light, teasing, or joking language or repartee

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Derived Forms

  • ˈbanterer, noun

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Other Words From

  • 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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of banter1

First recorded in 1660–70; origin uncertain

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Word History and Origins

Origin of banter1

C17: of unknown origin

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Example Sentences

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.

From Ozy

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.

Perhaps 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.

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There were no random pairings of celebrity presenters, and thus no awkward banter.

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They banter with Alex Trebek and tell stories of life after Jeopardy!

It was all foreplay, however, for the best presenter banter of all time.

Toking up was implied by smoky backgrounds and non sequiturial banter.

That was Kim Novak delivering that cringe-inducing banter with Matthew McConaughey.

Miki 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.

This brings to my Memory (what I cannot help smiling at) the bountiful Banter, you at this time endeavoured to put upon me.

"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.

You love to banter; you love to give me that surname of 'Rich,' to me, now no less poor than Job.

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