banter

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  1. noun Good-humored, playful conversation.
  2. transitive verb To speak to in a playful or teasing way.
  3. intransitive verb To exchange mildly teasing remarks.

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  • He also loves the blokey banter, and is good friends with Ray Stevens, the Olympic silver medalist who runs the place, and club members such as Bobby Rich, whose ambition is a gold at the 2012 Olympics. —  Home | Mail Online
  • If the banter is becoming uncomfortable and can no longer be taken lightly, calmly tell the person they are out of line. —  Poker News
  • While I have long run hot and cold to Mr Scorsese's oeuvre (and for the past few years, the temperature's been very cold), I find the director a wonderfully open and appealing movie buff, and reading him or listening to his banter is an unalloyed pleasure, particularly when he's in tandem with another buff as knowledgeable and inclusive as Jones. —  GreenCine Daily
  • Wasting little time with banter, the set and encore went by quick, though it was long enough to quell any disappointment. —  For the 'records'
  • Largely, though, the banter was kept short in order to better showcase the music. —  Playback:stl Syndication
 

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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

raillery ·  pleasantry ·  badinage ·  sarcasm ·  gibe ·  merriment ·  chaff ·  satire ·  jibe ·  jest ·  chuckle ·  repartee

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banter:   bantering ·  bantered
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Origin unknown.

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  1. First in the latter part of the 17th century; regarded then as slang.
  2. from banter, v.
 

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/ˈbæntər/
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