bantering
- adjective
- /ˈbæn.tər.ɪŋ/
- Informal
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bromista
- Her bantering style makes every conversation enjoyable and light-hearted.
Examples
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He was a friendly, funny, bantering, confident man, a regular guy.
Academic text (2011) -
But just these two world leaders like bantering in this way, like this about, you know, people live there.
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That is not anything other than, you know, me and her bantering back and forth on Twitter publicly, by the way.
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Pulling into flirting and bantering again and showing intent.
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Now, if he's bantering everyone, genius, genius, I'm going to show that.
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But then as I'm walking closer, I'm seeing he's like bantering with these policemen.
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They always enjoy bantering about their favorite movies, making each other laugh with clever jokes.
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During the meeting, the colleagues engaged in bantering, playfully teasing each other to lighten the mood.
Synonyms
14
8.1
To make jokes that are not serious and may upset people
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6.8
Joking and not meant to be taken seriously
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1.2
Meant to be funny, not serious
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8.1
Saying quick clever remarks that are often funny and a little sarcastic
Playfully making fun of someone in a kind way
Playfully teasing in a sly way
Saying things to be funny and acting playful to make people laugh
Playful and silly in a way that makes people laugh
Antonyms
How Playful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bantering comes from the English verb banter, which has meant 'playful teasing' since the 1700s. So, to speak in a bantering way is like trading quick, friendly jokes to make people laugh and feel at ease.