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banter

(bæntəʳ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense banters, present participle bantering, past tense, past participle bantered
1. uncountable noun
Banter is teasing or joking talk that is amusing and friendly.
She heard Tom exchanging good-natured banter with Jane.
Synonyms: joking, kidding [informal], ribbing [informal], teasing More Synonyms of banter
2. verb
If you banter with someone, you tease them or joke with them in an amusing, friendly way.
The soldiers bantered with him as though he was a kid brother. [VERB + with]
We bantered a bit while I tried to get the car started. [VERB]
All this was said in a bantering tone. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: joke, kid [informal], rib [informal], tease More Synonyms of banter

banter in British English

(ˈbæntə)
verb
1. 
to speak to or tease lightly or jokingly
noun
2. 
light, teasing, or joking language or repartee
Derived forms
banterer (ˈbanterer)
noun
Word origin
C17: of unknown origin

banter in American English

(ˈbæntər)
verb transitive
1. 
to tease or make fun of in a playful, good-natured way
verb intransitive
2. 
to exchange banter (with someone)
noun
3. 
good-natured teasing, ridicule, or joking
Derived forms
banterer (ˈbanterer)
noun
banteringly (ˈbanteringly)
adverb
Word origin
17th-c. slang < ?

COBUILD Collocations
banter

friendly banter
good-natured banter

Examples of 'banter' in a sentence
banter

What you think is friendly banter could offend and you might find it hard to get back in their good books.
The Sun (2016)
It's decent banter and people always come for me.
The Sun (2016)
The team trains twice a day, and we meet in the changing room for a bit of banter beforehand.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They kept my morale up and had a bit of banter when they found out I was an army reservist.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It was a good bit of banter,' he says.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There was a bit of banter flying there and it is tough.
The Sun (2013)
Not a lot of people have banter with the audience.
The Sun (2013)
You usually get banter over stuff like this.
The Sun (2013)
We were chatting but it was just friendly banter.
The Sun (2016)
We just had the odd bit of banter until one night he asked for my number.
The Sun (2012)
There is so much banter flying about and we are taking that on to the pitch.
The Sun (2011)
It was just a bit of friendly banter!
The Sun (2010)
Almost a third of people questioned said managers had cracked down on banter and jokes.
The Sun (2009)
We just continued with a bit of banter and somebody kicked the machine.
The Sun (2016)
Having a chat and friendly banter with them makes my day.
The Sun (2016)
It was in a light banter.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is all good-natured banter about being a man and finding the world surprising.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Their light-hearted banter takes away the miseries of daily life.
The Sun (2015)
These so-called close friends seemed to have relationships based entirely on banter and small talk.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
What would have been considered light office banter in the 1970s is now grounds for a lawsuit.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He used it to exchange light-hearted banter with his students.
The Sun (2013)
No room for small talk or banter, then.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There is banter flying around; it is a good place to be.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Mostly we just engage in light political banter, but a month or so ago he sought my advice.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
As most people give me banter, Norfolk like to keep it tight.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You're always going to have good-natured banter.
The Sun (2012)
This was not good-natured banter, it was mockery.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I didn't get any banter.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
banter

British English: banter NOUN
Banter is teasing or joking talk that is amusing and friendly.
She heard him exchanging good-natured banter with his friend.
  • American English: banter
  • Brazilian Portuguese: caçoada
  • Chinese: 无恶意的玩笑
  • European Spanish: bromas
  • French: badinage
  • German: Geplänkel
  • Italian: scherzi bonari
  • Japanese: 冗談
  • Korean: 희롱
  • European Portuguese: brincadeira
  • Latin American Spanish: bromas

(noun) 
Definition
teasing or joking conversation
She heard them exchanging good-natured banter.
Synonyms
joking
kidding (informal)
ribbing (informal)
teasing
jeering
quipping
mockery
Was there a glint of mockery in his eyes?
derision
He tried to calm them but was greeted with shouts of derision.
jesting
chaff
pleasantry
a harmless pleasantry intended to lighten the atmosphere
repartee
clever chat-up lines or witty repartee
wordplay
joshing
badinage
She tried to respond to his light-hearted badinage.
chaffing
raillery
persiflage
(verb) 
Definition
to tease jokingly
They went bowling together and bantered easily.
Synonyms
joke
Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking.
kid (informal)
Are you sure you're not kidding me?
I'm just kidding.
rib (informal)
tease
He teased me mercilessly about going there.
taunt
Other youths taunted him about his clothes.
jeer
His motorcade was jeered by angry residents.
quip
`He'll have to go on a diet,' Ballard quipped.
josh (slang)
jest
He sat and jested with his cronies.
take the mickey (informal)
chaff

Additional synonyms

in the sense of badinage
Definition
playful and witty conversation
She tried to respond to his light-hearted badinage.
Synonyms
banter,
joking,
teasing,
mockery,
chaff,
pleasantry,
repartee,
wordplay,
drollery,
raillery,
persiflage
in the sense of chaff
Synonyms
teasing,
joking,
josh (slang, US, Canadian),
banter,
badinage,
raillery,
persiflage
in the sense of derision
He tried to calm them but was greeted with shouts of derision.
Synonyms
mockery,
laughter,
contempt,
ridicule,
scorn,
insult,
sneering,
disdain,
scoffing,
disrespect,
denigration,
disparagement,
contumely (literary),
raillery

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