banter
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
- banterer noun
- banteringly adverb
- outbanter verb (used with object)
- unbantering adjective
- unbanteringly adverb
Etymology
Origin of banter
First recorded in 1660–70; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Reddit users said that they had grown frustrated with the bot after it started talking about "memories of its mother" and engaging in "fake banter".
From BBC
Another user reported Olive had attempted "fake banter", talked about its relatives and made "fake typing sounds" while looking something up.
From Barron's
“You become very aware of the — I mean a very British way of putting this — blokey banter that you’re not a part of and you kind of feel that exclusion.”
From Salon
However, he says he had a "fantastic experience" on Hold My Hand and felt he could "genuinely get to know a girl better", while having "a bit of banter".
From BBC
This was largely thanks to La Liga's efforts to ensure those actions do not remain unpunished within a judicial culture that long treated football's "industrial" language and "banter" with indulgence.
From BBC
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