Gaiety or lightness of mood or mind, esp. as manifested in laughter; merriment, hilarity. In early use also: †a jest (obsolete).
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > banter or good-humoured ridicule > [noun] (68) mirth1560 Gaiety or lightness of mood or mind, esp. as manifested in laughter; merriment, hilarity. In early use also: †a jest (obsolete). dicacity1592 A jesting or mocking habit of speech; raillery, banter; pertness. (Sometimes after Latin dīcĕre: Talkativeness, babbling.) jest1597 Jesting, joking, merriment; ridicule. pleasantry1602 Pleasant and lively humour in conversation; jocularity, jesting; good-humoured ridicule, raillery, banter. raillery1642 Good-humoured ridicule or banter, often disguising a serious purpose; teasing, mockery. rallery1652 †(a) Abuse, invective; = raillery, n. 2 (obsolete rare); (b) teasing or mocking repartee, banter; = raillery, n. 1a. badinage1658 Humorous, witty, or trifling discourse; banter; frivolous or light-hearted raillery. Also: an instance of this; a witticism, a sally. banter1660 Mocking, humorous, or arch remarks made about people or things to expose their shortcomings and to make them appear laughable; humorous ridicule… disport1667 The making sport of. Obsolete. rare. badinerie1712 Badinage, raillery, banter; jesting, frivolity; an instance of this. rig1725 Mockery, banter. Cf. to run one's rig upon at phrases 1. Obsolete. bantery1739 Playfully teasing or mocking remarks exchanged with another person or group; banter. Sometimes also: good-humoured interaction between two or more… jokery1740 jesting, raillery. persiflage1757 Light raillery or mockery; bantering talk; a frivolous or mildly contemptuous manner of treating any subject. quizzery1809 Mockery, ridicule; (also) a joke, a prank; a witticism. Now rare and archaic. quiz1819 The action of mocking someone or something. Also: the action of examining something closely (rare). Obsolete. chaff1841 Banter, light and good-humoured raillery, or ridicule, calculated to try the temper of the person to whom it is addressed; badinage (Apparently of… borak1845 Nonsense, humbug; chaff, banter; esp. in to poke (the) borak, to make or poke fun. barrackc1890 An act, or the action, of barracking. mickey-take1968 An instance of ‘taking the mickey’: see mickey, n.1 7. smack talk1989 Ostentatiously boastful or insulting banter, often delivered with the intention of demoralizing, intimidating, or humiliating an opponent… bants2008 Playfully teasing or mocking remarks exchanged with another person or group, esp. among men; banter. Also more generally: playful or wild behaviour. Subcategories:— state or condition of (2) — action of (14) — piece or instance of (7) — unmerciful banter (2) — one who banters (16) — a matter of banter (3) — one who is bantered (2) |
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