0 conversation that is funny and not serious: --
He considered himself a master of witty banter.
1 to talk to someone in a friendly and humorous way: --
He stood around bantering with his colleagues.
2 conversation that is not serious and is often playful: --
That kind of banter isn’t appropriate at work.
Parliamentary banter apart, this is a delicate situation.
The problem of unemployment is far too serious for party banter.
Good-natured banter was the limit of our rivalry.
We engaged in some political knockabout on the premise that if one is short of arguments, one should engage in some political banter.
I treat his criticisms no more seriously than the banter of anyone who uses banter instead of argument.
I also gather that beneath that banter there was serious concern on his part, and that he expected from me a serious reply.
There has been too much banter and not enough substance to the debate on the problem.
There is no need for any political banter or point-scoring.
