Banter and Humour

Banter

Banter noun - Good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks.

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Humour and banter are semantically related In some cases you can use "Humour" instead a noun "Banter".

Nearby Words: bantered, bantering

Humour noun - The quality of being funny.

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Banter and humour are semantically related in wit topic. Sometimes you can use "Banter" instead a noun "Humour".

Nearby Words: humor, humouring, humorous, humourless, humored

good	good banter	good humour
associated	associated banter	associated humour
usual	usual banter	usual humour
light	light banter	light humour
Other adjectives: dry, little, bad, witty, light-hearted, silly, extra, amazing, occasional, mindless, snarky.

The author alternates between tension and humour, and writes very good banter between Englishman and Frenchman as they are forced to put their trust in each other and join forces.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Hogan's Heroes
It uses the drinking as a subtle plot device while keeping the characterisation spot on with a lot of dry humour and clever banter.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Sherlock
Their sound now is influenced by more modern pop punk as well as taking cues from both Alkaline Trio and older Blink.Blink-182 are also known for their gross-out sense of humour, which they use for stage banter, and occasionally gets used for songs.

Source: Music / blink-182

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