banter
/'bæntə/
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Definition
Noun:
- Light, playful, and teasing conversation: "Banter" refers to friendly, humorous, and witty exchange of remarks, often involving gentle teasing or joking between people who know each other well.
Verb:
- To talk or exchange remarks in a playful and teasing way: "Banter" means to engage in friendly, witty, and humorous conversation, often characterized by quick, clever, and lighthearted teasing.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The friendly banter between the coworkers made the meeting enjoyable.
- There was a constant stream of good-natured banter at the dinner table.
Verb:
- The two friends bantered about their favorite sports teams.
- They bantered back and forth, making everyone around them laugh.
Advanced Usage
"To exchange banter": to engage in a playful, teasing conversation.
- The host and guest exchanged witty banter throughout the interview.
"Good-natured banter": playful teasing that is friendly and not intended to be hurtful.
- Their relationship is built on a foundation of good-natured banter.
Variants and Related Words
- Bantering (adj): characterized by or full of playful teasing.
- He spoke in a bantering tone, so I knew he wasn't serious.
Synonyms
- Noun: Repartee, badinage, jesting, chaff, raillery.
- Verb: Jest, joke, kid, tease, josh.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: "Banter" is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs. Its usage is typically as a standalone verb or noun.)
Related Idioms
- "A bit of banter": a short session of playful, teasing talk.
- We shared a bit of banter before getting down to serious business.
Verb
- be silly or tease one another
- After we relaxed, we just kidded around