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Definition of to banter in English English dictionary: persiflage; {n} rallery, slight satire, ridicule, joke; {v} t. to play, to run upon, to rally, to ridicule; To engage in banter or playful conversation; Good humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation; To play or do something amusing; The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry; 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 tease mildly; 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 We bantered a bit while I tried to get the car started. friendly conversation in which people make a lot of jokes with and amusing remarks about each other friendly/good-natured/light-hearted banter banter with/between; be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"; by way of jest; To challenge or defy to a match; light teasing repartee; {i} joking, teasing; To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like; {f} joke, tease, converse in friendly manner; To delude or trick, esp; Banter is teasing or joking talk that is amusing and friendly. She heard Tom exchanging good-natured banter with Jane

to banter

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to ban·ter

tı bäntır

/tə ˈbantər/ /tə ˈbæntɜr/

... behind-the-computer banter. ...

... DAVID BECKHAM: There's banter. ...

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