banter
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Rahma engages in good-natured banter, responding to each proposition with “100% agree” or “100% disagree.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
It’s funny: You were both super locked-in during the songs, but then between them your banter was extremely loose.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
If they jam together like they banter, this is going to be one joyous and memorable closing set.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Practical jokes; coffee breaks; banter; and, certainly in my experience, plenty of slagging for the journalist tagging along in the back of the car.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Avrion Mitchison then rejoined us, and the conversation for a short time reverted to the casual banter of the intellectual middle class.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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