banter

n.
Good-humored, playful conversation.


v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

v.tr.
To speak to in a playful or teasing way.

v.intr.
To exchange mildly teasing remarks.

[Origin unknown.]

banterer ban'ter·er n.
banteringly ban'ter·ing·ly adv.

SYNONYMS   banter, chaff, josh, kid, rag, razz, rib. These verbs mean to poke fun good-humoredly: bantered with her colleagues during a coffee break; chaffed him for forgetting the appointment; joshed her brother about his strange new haircut; kidded me about my outfit; ragged her for being so stubborn; razzed the teammate who missed the shot; ribbing a friend for being in love.

noun

Good-natured teasing: badinage, chaff, raillery, taunt. Informal ribbing. See laughter.

verb

To tease or mock good-humoredly: chaff, joke, josh. Informal kid, rib, ride. Slang jive, rag, razz. See laughter.

IN BRIEF: Playful teasing or joking.

There was much friendly banter during the party.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: light teasing repartee
  Synonyms: raillery, give-and-take, backchat

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The verb banter has one meaning:

Meaning #1: be silly or tease one another
  Synonyms: kid, chaff, jolly, josh

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spøgefuldt drilleri, skæmt
v. tr. - drille spøgefuldt
v. intr. - skæmte

Nederlands (Dutch)
plagerij, scherts, gekscheren, plagen, uitdagen

Français (French)
n. - plaisanteries, badinage
v. tr. - plaisanter, badiner
v. intr. - plaisanter, badiner

Deutsch (German)
n. - Neckerei, Geplänkel
v. - scherzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χαριτολογώ, αστεϊζομαι
n. - αστεϊσμοί, πειράγματα

Italiano (Italian)
prendere in giro

Português (Portuguese)
v. - provocar, troçar
n. - troça (f), desafio (m) disputa

Русский (Russian)
добродушно поддразнивать

Español (Spanish)
n. - broma, chanza
v. tr. - bromear, hacer chanzas
v. intr. - bromear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skämta, retas, raljera
n. - skämt, drift

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
戏谑, 嘲弄, 取笑, 逗弄, 开玩笑, 谈笑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 戲謔, 嘲弄
v. tr. - 取笑, 逗弄
v. intr. - 開玩笑, 談笑

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 희롱, 놀림
v. tr. - ~을 희롱하다,, 놀리다
v. intr. - 농담을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 悪意のない冗談, ひやかし, からかい
v. - ひやかす, ふざける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) مازح, هزأ (الاسم) مزاح, هزل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התבדחות, לצון‬
v. tr. - ‮התבדח, התלוצץ‬
v. intr. - ‮התבדח, התלוצץ‬

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