bantsn.
/bants/, U.S. /bæn(t)s/ colloquial (chiefly British).
Playfully teasing or mocking remarks exchanged with another person or group, esp. among men; banter. Also more generally: playful or wild behaviour.The word is sometimes characterized as a means of justifying or excusing humour or behaviour considered boorish or chauvinistic; see e.g. quot. 2013.
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society > leisure > entertainment > frolicking or romping > [noun]
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bants2008
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > [noun]
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bants2008
2008 @Cara62442 31 July in twitter.com (accessed 28 Oct. 2020) Went to Aids' house and had yummy foods + bants! Loves it! [continues in new post] It was scary uni type bants though with people my age, hmm... still fun!
2013 Guardian 12 Apr. (G2 section) 28/3 [His] abrasive, unapologetically blokey shtick (heavy on ‘bantz’, low on wit) hasn't evolved since Loaded magazine was briefly considered a good thing.
2018 Independent (Nexis) 14 May They drank, stole a taxi, did a runner, ate loads of last food, 'ad it large and then got relegated. Classic laddy behaviour. Top bants.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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