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banter Definition

ban·ter (bantər)

transitive verb

to tease or make fun of in a playful, good-natured way

Etymology: 17th-c. slang < ?

intransitive verb

to exchange banter (with someone)

noun

good-natured teasing, ridicule, or joking

banter Related Forms
ban·terer noun ban·ter·ingly adverb
banter Synonyms

banter

n.

teasing, joking, raillery, badinage; see fun, ridicule, teasing.

banter Synonyms

banter

v.

tease, jest (with), kid*; see joke, ridicule.

banter Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • crowd: A band noted for their quirky sense of humor, the genial trio banter with the crowd between numbers.
  • audience: Inventive material and banter with the audience blended together effortlessly and seamlessly.
  • fan: The atmosphere is excellent, although I do miss banter with opposition fans.

Adjective modifier

  • good-natured: The hall became alive with chatter and laughter, as the dibber turner's efforts were met with good-natured banter.
  • good-humoured: Included was much good-humoured banter between the teams and with the presenters and really initiated the buzz seen at proceeding CUHCS events.
  • light-hearted: Blending incisive observation with light-hearted banter, a welcome rapport was developed with the audience.
  • jovial: In spite of their jovial banter they are aware that each food has a season in spite of its continual availability within our shops.
  • witty: I cracked open a few bottles of wine and some beers, and we all settled back to enjoy Terry Wogan's witty banter.
  • natured: It was all good natured banter, no malice.

Converse of object

  • swap: FFS it just a place to swap banter, get some help and maybe forge some friendships.
  • enjoy: You too can enjoy the office banter with everyone else.
  • exchange: They exchanged humorous banter with neither party revealing their true objective.
  • miss: I miss the banter from the competitions you used to run.
  • heart: Amid much light hearted banter we trotted down to the get in for an inspection.

Preposition: between

  • song: Is it any coincidence that most people seem more interested in the banter between songs than the songs themselves?

Noun used with modifier

  • between-song: Some of Josh Todd's between-song stage banter was a tad cheesy ( eg.
  • onstage: However they still managed to raise a smile through their onstage banter.
  • audience: I even threw in a bit of audience banter.
  • song: I am honestly amazed that more artists don't use between song banter to talk about who they want to " fook " .
  • office: You too can enjoy the office banter with everyone else.

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