Thesaurus: banter

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1. v. t. 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 bantered me about my credulity.
2. v. t. To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like.
3. v. t. To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest.
4. v. t. To challenge or defy to a match.
5. n. The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.
6. n. light teasing repartee
7. v. be silly or tease one another
8. 1. 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 bantered me about my credulity. Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered on my haggard looks the next day. W. Irving. 2. To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like. [Archaic] If they banter your regularity, order, and love of study, banter in return their neglect of them. Chatham. 3. To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest. [Obs.] We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's chaplain. De Foe. 4. To challenge or defy to a match. [Colloq. Southern and Western U.S.] The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good- humored raillery; pleasantry. Part banter, part affection. Tennyson.
9. The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.Part banter, part affection. Tennyson.
10. v:33/n:67 n. light teasing repartee