English dictionary

banter

/'b/&/nt/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

light teasing repartee

noun.communication

Synonyms backchat give-and-take raillery

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.

noun

Source: webster1913

be silly or tease one another

verb.communication

Synonyms chaff jolly josh kid

Source: WordNet 3.0
To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he <i>bantered</i> me about my credulity.

verb

Source: webster1913