banter

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbæntə/
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• Canada, US: /ˈbæntɚ/
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• Canada, US: [ˈbɛən.tɚ]
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• Australian: /ˈbæntə/
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• Australian: [ˈbeːn.tɐ]
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• rhymes with -æntə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: B AE1 N T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1670s as verb, 1680s as noun. The origin is unknown, possibly from London street slang; ostensibly as *bant + -er (frequentative suffix). Possibly an Anglo-Gaelicism from the Irish bean (“woman”), so that "banter" means "talk of women."

114 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: закачка (zakačka) — good humoured conversation
• Bulgarian: задявка (zadjavka) — good humoured conversation
• Catalan: gatzara — good humoured conversation
• Chinese Mandarin: 逗樂 /逗乐 (dòu lè) — good humoured conversation
• Chinese Mandarin: 打趣 (dǎ qù) — good humoured conversation
• Chinese Mandarin: 玩笑 (wán xiào) — good humoured conversation
• Czech: škádlení — good humoured conversation
• Czech: žertování — good humoured conversation
• Dutch: geplaag — good humoured conversation
• Dutch: scherts — good humoured conversation
• Dutch: badinage — good humoured conversation
• Finnish: rupattelu — good humoured conversation
• French: plaisanterie — good humoured conversation
• French: badinage — good humoured conversation
• Galician: parola — good humoured conversation
• Galician: leria — good humoured conversation
• German: Gelabere — good humoured conversation
• German: Wortgeplänkel — good humoured conversation
• German: Geplänkel — good humoured conversation
• German: Scherz — good humoured conversation
• German: Neckerei — good humoured conversation
• German: Ulk — good humoured conversation
• German: Geplauder — good humoured conversation
• German: Gelaber — good humoured conversation
• Hungarian: csevej — good humoured conversation
• Hungarian: csevegés — good humoured conversation
• Hungarian: diskurzus — good humoured conversation
• Icelandic: stríðni — good humoured conversation
• Italian: chiacchierata — good humoured conversation
• Japanese: からかう (karakau) — good humoured conversation
• Macedonian: за́качка (zákačka) — good humoured conversation
• Macedonian: заеба́нција (zaebáncija) — good humoured conversation
• Macedonian: заде́вање (zadévanje) — good humoured conversation
• Māori: whakatara — good humoured conversation
• Polish: przekomarzanie się — good humoured conversation
• Portuguese: caçoada — good humoured conversation
• Portuguese: brincadeira — good humoured conversation
• Portuguese: resenha — good humoured conversation
• Russian: шутливая беседа — good humoured conversation
• Scots: craic — good humoured conversation
• Spanish: charla — good humoured conversation
• Spanish: cháchara — good humoured conversation
• Spanish: bromas — good humoured conversation
• Swedish: smågnabb — good humoured conversation
• Swedish: snack — good humoured conversation
• Swedish: småprat — good humoured conversation
• Swedish: munhuggande — good humoured conversation
• Turkish: muhabbet — good humoured conversation
• Ottoman Turkish: صحبت (sohbet) — good humoured conversation
• Ottoman Turkish: محبت (muhabbet) — good humoured conversation
• Ottoman Turkish: لقردی (lakırdı) — good humoured conversation
• Bulgarian: задявам се (zadjavam se) — to engage in banter
• Czech: žertovat — to engage in banter
• Czech: vtipkovat — to engage in banter
• Dutch: schertsen — to engage in banter
• Finnish: pilailla — to engage in banter
• French: badiner — to engage in banter
• Galician: parolar — to engage in banter
• German: albern — to engage in banter
• German: scherzen — to engage in banter
• German: plaudern — to engage in banter
• German: necken — to engage in banter
• German: sich necken — to engage in banter
• German: schäkern — to engage in banter
• Macedonian: се за́дева (se zádeva) — to engage in banter
• Māori: whakatara — to engage in banter
• Polish: przekomarzać się — to engage in banter
• Spanish: charlar — to engage in banter
• Spanish: bromear — to engage in banter
• Turkish: muhabbet etmek — to engage in banter
• Walloon: loumter — to engage in banter
• Czech: žertovat — to play or do something amusing
• Czech: laškovat — to play or do something amusing
• Czech: vtipkovat — to play or do something amusing
• Finnish: leikitellä — to play or do something amusing
• French: s'amuser — to play or do something amusing
• German: Spaß haben — to play or do something amusing
• German: sich amüsieren — to play or do something amusing
• German: spielen — to play or do something amusing
• German: sich vergnügen — to play or do something amusing
• Polish: robić psikus — to play or do something amusing
• Polish: zrobić psikus — to play or do something amusing
• Spanish: divertirse — to play or do something amusing
• Spanish: vacilar — to play or do something amusing
• Spanish: bacilar — to play or do something amusing
• Azerbaijani: sataşmaq — to tease mildly
• Bulgarian: закачам се (zakačam se) — to tease mildly
• Bulgarian: шегувам се (šeguvam se) — to tease mildly
• Chinese Mandarin: 談笑 /谈笑 (tánxiào) — to tease mildly
• Czech: škádlit — to tease mildly
• Dutch: plagen — to tease mildly
• Finnish: kiusoitella — to tease mildly
• French: taquiner — to tease mildly
• German: necken — to tease mildly
• German: verulken — to tease mildly
• German: auf den Arm nehmen — to tease mildly
• German: sich necken — to tease mildly
• German: sticheln — to tease mildly
• Icelandic: stríða — to tease mildly
• Ido: moketar — to tease mildly
• Italian: stuzzicare — to tease mildly
• Macedonian: се ше́гува (se šéguva) — to tease mildly
• Polish: przekomarzać się — to tease mildly
• Portuguese: caçoar — to tease mildly
• Portuguese: bulir — to tease mildly
• Russian: добродушно подшучивать (dobrodušno podšučivatʹ) — to tease mildly
• Russian: подтрунивать (podtrunivatʹ) — to tease mildly
• Russian: поддразнивать (poddraznivatʹ) — to tease mildly
• Spanish: torear — to tease mildly
• Spanish: burlarse de — to tease mildly
• Spanish: tomar el pelo a — to tease mildly
• Spanish: chacotear — to tease mildly
• Spanish: vacilar — to tease mildly
• Turkish: takılmak — to tease mildly