banter

Speech parts

1. banter - Noun

2. banter - Verb

Meaning

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.

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

To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest.

To challenge or defy to a match.

The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

jolly josh kid chaff backchat raillery give-and-take bandy twit gab coquet rag quip jive repartee
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Antonyms

patter praise approve advise nonsense flatter
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Hypernyms

cod twit rag repartee tantalize razz

Hyponyms

badinage persiflage

Phrases with the word

friendly banter bedroom banter to banter

Derivatives

bantered bantering

Anagrams

barnet Barten Bernat Breant

Examples

After we relaxed, we just kidded around Source: Internet

Actress Tracey Boakye’s in a heated banter with Mzbel was said to have referred to her baby’s daddy as ‘Papa No’ which has left many tongues wagging over who exactly that could be. Source: Internet

After all the banter, Sucher had to actually play some golf, and it was not looking good early on. Source: Internet

And no matter how light the banter, she always found a way to promote the causes she had taken up – children’s health, education for adolescent girls and support for military families. Source: Internet

Any buddy comedy-like banter between former President Barack Obama and Mr. Biden, beloved by Democratic voters, will have to take place at a six-foot distance — or through the magic of television. Source: Internet

After some embarrassed banter, he kisses Holly for the first time. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Banteer Banten banteng banterer bantering banteringly