BANTER


Meaning of BANTER in English

n. & v.

--n. good-humoured teasing.

--v.

1. tr. ridicule in a good-humoured way.

2 intr. talk humorously or teasingly.

Derivatives:

banterer n.

Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.