banter
IPA: bˈæntɝ
noun
- Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
verb
- (intransitive) To engage in banter or playful conversation.
- (intransitive) To play or do something amusing.
- (transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.
- (transitive) To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).
- (transitive) To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.
- (transitive, US, Southern and Western, colloquial) To challenge to a match.
- (UK, dialect) To haggle; cheapen the price.
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Examples of "banter" in Sentences
- They enjoyed exchanging banters.
- I enjoyed our bantering back and forth.
- The podcast is simple banter and general chat.
- He is bantering the terms around far too easily.
- Badinage can also refer to playful repartee, or banter.
- They have a bantering, sweet, yet platonic relationship.
- They waver between bickering and bantering on this journey.
- The Banter Bulldogge is a very good recreation of the breed.
- Much of the banter within the battalion was directed at them.
- A difference is that the banter was not visible to the ultimate readers.
- I keep hearing all the "down with corporations" banter from the left wing idiots.
- I fully expect the POTUS to engage in banter with Palin every so often to elevate her standing.
- I love being on a PSU, the banter is the best bit and getting petrol bombed once a year is sooo much fun.
- But, frankly, I'd rather point out that having Spitzer and Parker sit so close together and trade sly banter is just plain creepy.
- You bring good diversity to the BombCast because your opinions are varied and present a good contrast to what can sometimes be predictable banter from the guys.
- The combo of Adam Scott (previously), Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen, Lizzy Caplan, and Martin Starr positively slays me, and the banter is as weird and amazing as anything on 30 Rock.
- The scene was typical of any New York or Los Angeles opening: wine, cheese, and a crowd of fashionable art enthusiasts engaged in banter about the recent fairs and exhibitions they've seen.