banter
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Listening to the two friends banter back and forth like the “Odd Couple” of jazz, it is very clear why.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 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
When was the last time you engaged in friendly banter with your barista, chatted with your neighbor or called your mother?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
This wasn’t the usual prerace “downplay your chances” banter that both he and Al Ulbrickson regularly engaged in.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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