Bantersaurus Rex
- noun
- /ˌbæn.tərˈsɔːr.əs ˈrɛks/
- Slang
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Bantersaurus Rex
- As the Bantersaurus Rex of the party, she always keeps the conversation lively.
Examples
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Whenever someone needs cheering up, they call on the Bantersaurus Rex of the office.
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He's proud to be called the Bantersaurus Rex by his friends.
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Everyone loves the Bantersaurus Rex at parties!
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Why is John always called the Bantersaurus Rex?
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As the Bantersaurus Rex of the party, she always keeps the conversation lively.
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He's proud to be called the Bantersaurus Rex by his friends for his great sense of humor.
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Whenever someone needs cheering up, they call on the Bantersaurus Rex of the office to entertain them.
Synonyms
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7.7
A funny person who behaves in a strange and entertaining way
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4.8
A person who thinks quickly and says clever, funny things
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5.0
A person who makes people laugh by telling funny stories or jokes
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8.6
A very funny person or thing that makes people laugh
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7.1
A person who often makes short funny or sarcastic remarks
A person who often says short clever comments to make people laugh
A person who often makes short clever remarks
Surface Forms
Morphology
Bantersaurus + Rex
The nickname is a playful coinage combining 'banter' with a dinosaur-like suffix (-saurus) and 'Rex' (king), so its intended meaning 'the king/giant of banter' — a very witty person — can be inferred from the constituent elements. However, '-saurus' is a nonce, creative formation and the interpretation relies on cultural knowledge of dinosaur-name morphology (e.g., Tyrannosaurus Rex); many B1 learners who know 'banter' and 'rex' may not automatically recognise the joking morphological play, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Bantersaurus Rex comes from joining banter, meaning playful talk, with saurus rex, the big king dinosaur, so picture a giant dinosaur who rules a room with fast jokes and laughter. So it means 'a very witty or entertaining person'.