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Banter

noun/kˈɑːɹbjʊɹɹət/
Definition
light teasing repartee
be silly or tease one another
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈɑːɹbjʊɹɹət/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐpˈiːtʃəɹ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐpˈiːtʃəɹ/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹbjʊɹɹət/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounlight teasing repartee
verbbe silly or tease one another
“After we relaxed, we just kidded around”
Word Forms
banterverbbe silly or tease one another
jollynouna happy party
banternounlight teasing repartee
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Geplänkel
leichte neckende Schlagfertigkeit
🇫🇷French
plaisanter
légère répartie taquine
🇪🇸Spanish
bromear
réplica ligera y burlona
🇮🇹Italian
battute
leggera battuta scherzosa
🇳🇱Dutch
plezier
licht plagend antwoord
🇵🇹Portuguese
brincadeira
réplica provocante leve
🇷🇺Russian
подшучивать
легкая поддразнивающая реплика
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मज़ाक
हल्की-फुल्की तीखी प्रतिक्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
আড্ডা
হালকা টিজিং প্রতিনিধি
🇮🇳Tamil
கேலி பேசுதல்
லேசான கிண்டல் செய்பவர்
🇮🇳Telugu
పరిహాసము
లైట్ టీసింగ్ రిపార్టీ
🇮🇳Marathi
बडबड
प्रकाश छेडछाड प्रतिनिधी
🇮🇳Gujarati
મશ્કરી
હળવા પીડિત પ્રતિનિધિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪರಿಹಾಸ್ಯ
ಲಘುವಾಗಿ ಕೀಟಲೆ ಮಾಡುವವನು
🇮🇳Malayalam
പരിഹാസം
നേരിയ കളിയാക്കൽ repartee
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਜ਼ਾਕ
ਹਲਕੀ ਛੇੜਛਾੜ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
طنز
ہلکی چھیڑ چھاڑ کرنے والا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
戏谑
轻快的戏弄妙语
🇯🇵Japanese
冗談
軽いからかい相手
🇰🇷Korean
농담
가볍게 놀리는 재회
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nói đùa
đối đáp trêu chọc nhẹ nhàng
🇹🇭Thai
ล้อเล่น
ล้อเล่นล้อเลียนเบา ๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
kelakar
jawaban menggoda yang ringan
🇵🇭Filipino
pagbibiro
light panunukso repartee
🇲🇾Malay
gurauan
repartee ringan mengusik
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مزاح
إغاظة خفيفة
🇮🇷Persian
شوخی
متصدی اذیت کردن سبک
🇹🇷Turkish
şaka
hafif alaycı hazır cevap
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהִתְלוֹצֵץ
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'banter'?
The primary meaning of 'banter' is 'light teasing repartee'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'banter' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'banter' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'banter' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'banter' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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