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Definition of banter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

banter

noun

/ˈbæntə(r)/

/ˈbæntər/

[uncountable]

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friendly remarks and jokes
- He enjoyed exchanging banter with the customers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- easy
- friendly
- good-natured
- …
verb + banter
- hear
- enjoy
- exchange
- …
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Word Originlate 17th cent.: of unknown origin.

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