banter
pronunciation
How to pronounce banter in British English:
UK [ˈbæntə(r)]
How to pronounce banter in American English:
US [ˈbæntɚ]
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- Noun:
- light teasing repartee
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- Verb:
- be silly or tease one another
Word Origin
- banter (v.)
- 1670s, origin uncertain; said by Swift to be a word from London street slang. Related: Bantered; bantering. The noun is from 1680s.
Example
- 1. Podium banter at the oscars could be less excruciating .
- 2. The banter and facetiae were devices to keep at an amiable arm 's length anyone not in his close coterie .
- 3. This was no ordinary night of pub banter , however .
- 4. They were reinforced in this view by alastair 's jocular banter , his easy resort to mimicry and his habit of taking the monday morning editorial meeting with a gin and tonic in his hand .
- 5. Experts estimate that we say between 150 and 300 words a minute when we engage in this internal banter and it acts as a far harsher judge of you than anyone else could ever be .