English noun: banter | |||
1. | banter (communication) light teasing repartee | ||
Synonyms | backchat, give-and-take, raillery | ||
Broader (hypernym) | repartee | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | badinage, persiflage | ||
English verb: banter | |||
1. | banter (communication) be silly or tease one another | ||
Samples | After we relaxed, we just kidded around. | ||
Synonyms | chaff, jolly, josh, kid | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit | ||