banter

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Synonyms: banger, balter, canter, barter, batter, banner, santer, banker, bunter, ranter, panter

Antonyms: banger, balter, canter, barter, batter, banner, santer, banker, bunter, ranter, panter

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|playful and often spontaneous conversation}} [[sharp|Sharp]], [[good-humoured]], [[playful]], typically [[spontaneous]] [[conversation]].
2. {{senseid|en|good-humoured speech as social lubricant between service professional and clients}} [[good-humoured|Good-humoured]] bits of [[monologue]] and/or conversational [[prompt#Noun|prompts]] used in any of a wide range of [[occupation]]s that must frequently interact with the public (for example, store [[clerk#Noun|clerks]], [[salesperson]]s, [[nurse#Noun|nurses]]).

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[engage]] in banter or [[playful]] [[conversation]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[play]] or do something [[amusing]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[tease]] (someone) [[mild]]ly.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[joke]] about; to [[ridicule]] (a trait, habit, etc.).
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[delude]] or [[trick]]; to play a [[prank]] upon.
6. {{lb|en|transitive|US|Southern and Western|colloquial}} To [[challenge]] to a [[match]].
7. {{lb|en|UK|dialect}} To [[haggle]]; [[cheapen]] the [[price]].

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