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Banter Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Banter? [n] light teasing repartee [v] be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Banter: backchat \| chaff \| give-and-take \| jolly \| josh \| kid \| raillery Related Terms \| Find terms related to Banter: backchat \| badinage \| beard \| blandish \| blarney \| booing \| brave \| buffoonery \| cajole \| catcalling \| chaff \| chaffing \| challenge \| chitchat \| clownishness \| con \| dare \| defy \| deride \| derision \| exchange \| face \| fleering \| flippancy \| fool \| foolery \| fooling \| front \| fun \| give-and-take \| gossip \| gossipry \| grinning \| guy \| harlequinade \| haze \| hissing \| hooting \| horseplay \| jape \| jeering \| jest \| jesting \| jive \| joke \| joking \| jolly \| josh \| joshing \| kid \| kidding \| leering \| levity \| make fun of \| make merry with \| mock \| mockery \| monkeyshines \| needle \| outface \| panning \| persiflage \| pleasantry \| poke fun at \| put on \| quiz \| rag \| ragging \| raillery \| rally \| rallying \| razz \| razzing \| repartee \| rib \| ribbing \| ride \| ridicule \| roast \| roasting \| satirize \| scoffing \| shenanigans \| small talk \| smart-aleckiness \| smartness \| smirking \| sneering \| snickering \| sniggering \| snorting \| soft-soap \| sweet-talk \| taunt \| taunting \| tease \| teasing \| tomfoolery \| twit \| twitting \| venture \| wheedle See Also \| badinage \| bait \| cod \| persiflage \| rag \| rally \| razz \| repartee \| ride \| tantalise \| tantalize \| taunt \| tease \| twit Banter In Webster's Dictionary \Ban"ter\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. {Bantered}(?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bantering}.] [Prob. corrupted fr. F. badiner to joke, or perh. fr. E. bandy to beat to and fro. See {Badinage}, and cf. {Barter} fr. OF. barater.] 1. To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity. Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered on my haggard looks the next day. --W. Irving. 2. To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like. [Archaic] If they banter your regularity, order, and love of study, banter in return their neglect of them. --Chatham. 3. To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest. [Obs.] We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's chaplain. --De Foe. 4. To challenge or defy to a match. [Colloq. Southern and Western U.S.] \Ban"ter\, n. The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry. Part banter, part affection. --Tennyson.

Banter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Banter?

[n] light teasing repartee
[v] be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

Banter In Webster's Dictionary

\Ban"ter\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. {Bantered}(?); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Bantering}.] [Prob. corrupted fr. F. badiner to joke,
or perh. fr. E. bandy to beat to and fro. See {Badinage}, and
cf. {Barter} fr. OF. barater.]
1. To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person
   addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the
   subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about
   my credulity.

         Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then
         bantered on my haggard looks the next day. --W.
                                               Irving.

2. To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait,
   habit, characteristic, and the like. [Archaic]

         If they banter your regularity, order, and love of
         study, banter in return their neglect of them.
                                               --Chatham.

3. To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest. [Obs.]

         We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor
         scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's
         chaplain.                             --De Foe.

4. To challenge or defy to a match. [Colloq. Southern and
   Western U.S.]


\Ban"ter\, n.
The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or
good-humored raillery; pleasantry.

      Part banter, part affection.             --Tennyson.

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