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The definition of banter is a playful conversation.
(noun)Two people joking in a bar about which is the better football team is an example of banter.
Banter is defined as teasing or joking with someone in a friendly way.
(verb)The way a musician speaks to their audience between songs is an example of banter.
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See banter in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
to tease or make fun of in a playful, good-natured way
Origin: 17th-c. slang < ?
intransitive verb
to exchange banter (with someone)
noun
good-natured teasing, ridicule, or joking
Related Forms:
- banterer noun
- banteringly adverb
See banter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Good-humored, playful conversation.
verb ban·tered, ban·ter·ing, ban·ters verb, transitive To speak to in a playful or teasing way.
verb, intransitive To exchange mildly teasing remarks.
Origin:
Origin: Origin unknown
.Related Forms:
- banˈter·er noun
- banˈter·ing·ly adverb
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