banter
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"She was just really funny. It's not the type of funny that's just telling jokes, it's sibling banter that just bounces off each other – we're just one upping each other, like tennis," he said.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
That means aggressively wacky aliens and self-mocking banter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
We have good banter, but I feel like I have no choice except to move forward on my own.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
The banter became raucous enough that a staffer had to step out into the hall and tell them to quiet down.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
As I trail off, I hear them making one another laugh—not the words exactly, but the cadence, the rising and falling pitches of banter.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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