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  bantamweight Banting, Sir Frederick Grant  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
banter
 
SYLLABICATION:ban·ter
PRONUNCIATION:  bntr
NOUN: Good-humored, playful conversation.
VERB:Inflected forms: ban·tered, ban·ter·ing, ban·ters
TRANSITIVE VERB: To speak to in a playful or teasing way.
INTRANSITIVE VERB: To exchange mildly teasing remarks.
ETYMOLOGY:Origin unknown.
OTHER FORMS:banter·er —NOUN
banter·ing·ly —ADVERB
SYNONYMS:banter, chaff2, josh, kid, rag2, razz, rib These verbs mean to poke fun good-humoredly: bantered with her colleagues during a coffee break; chaffed him for forgetting the appointment; joshed her brother about his strange new haircut; kidded me about my outfit; ragged her for being so stubborn; razzed the teammate who missed the shot; ribbing a friend for being in love.
 
 
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