noun
- an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
verb (used with object)
- to address with banter; chaff.
verb (used without object)
- to use banter.
verb
- to speak to or tease lightly or jokingly
noun
- light, teasing, or joking language or repartee
1670s, origin uncertain; said by Swift to be a word from London street slang. Related: Bantered; bantering. The noun is from 1680s.