banterPronunciation: /ˈbantə/Translate banter | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of banter noun [mass noun] the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks:there was much good-natured banter verb [no object] exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way:the men bantered with the waitresses (as adjective bantering)a bantering toneDerivatives banterer noun banteringly adverb Origin: late 17th century: of unknown originbanter in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of banter in the US English dictionary
