as in joke
good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks
members of the Algonquin Round Table were known for their brilliant and witty banter
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as in to joke
to make jokes
the teacher bantered pleasantly, albeit a bit awkwardly, with the students at the school dance
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Recent Examples of banter
Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Promises to be full of dry banter in the face of historical upheaval and emotional calamity, which is my favorite Alameddine mode.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
As the parent of young children in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there was a phrase bantered around that was meant to keep children safe.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
From outdriving Tiger Woods while hungover to lighting up crowds with his wild outfits and on-course banter, the 2-time major champion has delivered some of golf's unforgettable moments.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Promises to be full of dry banter in the face of historical upheaval and emotional calamity, which is my favorite Alameddine mode.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Verb
Ethan’s bantering rapport with his close collaborators Luther and Benji (Simon Pegg) is always pleasurable, though it’s limited here by how much time Ethan spends globe-hopping solo.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
As the parent of young children in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there was a phrase bantered around that was meant to keep children safe.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banter
Noun
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Sketching swastikas and 'edgy' jokes: Idaho shooter not typical loner Who is Wess Roley?—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Buddusky tries to fill the room with noise, jokes, bluster.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Watch the scene where the three men stop at a bar in D.C. Meadows laughs for the first time — a shy, honest laugh.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
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Nixon’s spirit drew appreciative laughs from the crowd throughout the competition.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Each bus has a pair of hosts, whose badinage is corny but crowd-pleasing.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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In The Kitchen, Wesker tracked the decorum from friendly badinage to hostile vernacular that co-workers sustain just to get through the day.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Balki and cousin Larry slipped right into their old repartee from the beloved ABC sitcom.—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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His brother Richard Rosenthal is Somebody Feed Phil’s executive producer and showrunner; their on-camera repartee is a golden fan-favorite.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Clarkson delivered with her trademark blend of down-to-Earth humor and out-of-this-world vocals.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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After all the fussing and fidgeting exerted in trying to nail just the right mix of comic book action, comedy and pathos, the movie emerges as a tone-deaf mishmash of underdeveloped characters, half-baked humor and unhatched plotting drenched in CGI overkill.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Despite all the chatter on the outside, inside the ropes of the Bengals’ training camp launch this week, there was just solid work.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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And some of the chatter was about Bueckers hard-launching her relationship with her former UConn teammate Azzi Fudd.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
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With time, their caustic raillery transforms into sincere attachment.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2021
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French’s evocation of place, a rural way of life and overall creepiness are superb, as is the dialogue, a festival of Irish raillery and repartee.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
14 Oct. 2020
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None of this will keep Republicans and conservatives from attacking the reconciliation bill with smoke, mirrors and persiflage.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2022
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As Nixon’s political strategist, Kevin Phillips, told the New York Times in 1970: All the talk about Republicans making inroads into the Negro vote is persiflage.—
Jane Coaston,
Vox,
12 Oct. 2018
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“Banter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banter. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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