banter

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ban·ter /ˈbæntə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]  JOKING/NOT SERIOUSfriendly conversation in which people make a lot of jokes with, and amusing remarks about, each other 玩笑，打趣，戏谑friendly/good-natured/light-hearted banterbanter with/between easy banter between her cousins 她表兄妹之间轻松的打趣说笑 —banter verb [intransitive] I watched the guys as they bantered with the waitresses. 我看着那些家伙和女服务员开玩笑。 —bantering adjective

Examples from the Corpus

banter• lighthearted and amusing banter• Employees stayed late every night to drink from the open bar and banter about advertising concepts with their mentor.• He usually leaves most of his talking for the court, where he likes to hound opponents with defiant banter.• At first the other orderlies had merely seized upon it as an excuse for extra banter.• But his banter was a way of distracting attention from the issue at hand.• The good-natured banter between them excluded Marie.• I was impressed with this ribald inter-office banter.• Closetting their hurt in quiet worship, salty banter.friendly/good-natured/light-hearted banter• There has been good-natured banter between the two since the draw was made.• Are they treated with excessive deference or friendly banter?• The good-natured banter between them excluded Marie.• This light-hearted banter was amusing, but she mustn't let it get out of hand.

ban·ter nounChineseSyllable  

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banter
ban‧ter /ˈbæntə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]
friendly conversation in which people make a lot of jokes with, and amusing remarks about, each other
    friendly/good-natured/light-hearted banterbanter with/between
    easy banter between her cousins
—banter verb [intransitive]:
    I watched the guys as they bantered with the waitresses.
—bantering adjective
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ conversation noun [uncountable and countable] an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts: I was having a conversation with a friend the other day. | Conversation wasn’t easy because of all the noise. | He overheard our conversation about the children.
   ▪ discussion noun [uncountable and countable] a conversation about something important: There was a lot of discussion about where the money was going to come from. | The two companies have been having discussions about a possible takeover.
   ▪ talk noun [countable] a long conversation, especially about a problem or about what you plan to do: We had a long talk about our relationship.
   ▪ chat noun [countable] especially British English an informal friendly conversation: I’ve just had a chat with Vinnie.
   ▪ natter noun [singular] British English informal a conversation with a friend about unimportant things: Mary and Jean were having a cup of tea and a natter.
   ▪ gossip noun [singular, uncountable] conversations in which people talk about things they have heard, especially about other people’s private lives, which may well not be true: She always enjoyed going to friends’ houses and having a gossip. | It’s all just gossip.
   ▪ small talk noun [uncountable] polite friendly conversation about unimportant subjects, especially when you do not know someone very well and feel a little nervous: We stood around making small talk about the weather.
   ▪ banter noun [uncountable] friendly conversation in which people joke with each other and gently make fun of each other: She enjoyed the friendly banter with her colleagues at the office.