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BANTER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Light teasing repartee

Synonyms:

backchat; banter; give-and-take; raillery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("banter" is a kind of...):

repartee (adroitness and cleverness in reply)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "banter"):

badinage (frivolous banter)

persiflage (light teasing)

Derivation:

banter (be silly or tease one another)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be silly or tease one another

Example:

After we relaxed, we just kidded around

Synonyms:

banter; chaff; jolly; josh; kid

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "banter" is one way to...):

bait; cod; rag; rally; razz; ride; tantalise; tantalize; taunt; tease; twit (harass with persistent criticism or carping)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

banter (light teasing repartee)

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