banter

Senso (Inglese)

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈbæntə/
Etimologia (Inglese)

1670s as verb, 1680s as noun. The origin is unknown, possibly from London street slang; ostensibly as *bant + -er (frequentative suffix). Possibly an Anglo-Gaelicism from the Irish bean (“woman”), so that "banter" means "talk of women."

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