Banter
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

CON
In opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"

FUN
Violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun"

GUY
An effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day

RAG
A boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

RIB
Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

KID
Young goat

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JOSH
Be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

JEST
Activity characterized by good humor

CHAT
Songbirds having a chattering call

COAX
A transmission line for high-frequency signals

DARE
A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"

DEFY
Resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

FACE
The striking or working surface of an implement

FOOL
A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

HAZE
Confusion characterized by lack of clarity

JAPE
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"

JIVE
A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

JOKE
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

MOCK
The act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"

QUIZ
An examination consisting of a few short questions

RUDE
Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"

RAZZ
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

RIDE
A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"

TWIT
Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

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BANDY
Have legs that curve outward at the knees

BEARD
Tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface

BRAVE
People who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"

FRONT
The side that is forward or prominent

HUMOR
A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

PUTON
Increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

RALLY
The feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"

ROAST
Negative criticism

SPORT
Someone who engages in sports

TAUNT
Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

TEASE
The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"

CHAFF
Foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure

JOLLY
A yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work

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BANTER
Light teasing repartee

BOOING

CAJOLE
Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

DERIDE
Treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"

GOSSIP
A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"

HUMOUR
The trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"

JOKING
Characterized by jokes and good humor

LEVITY
A manner lacking seriousness

NEEDLE
A slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

RAZZES

SATIRE
Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

7 letters

BLARNEY
Flattery designed to gain favor

FOOLERY
Foolish or senseless behavior

FOOLING
Characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"

HISSING
A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

HOOTING

JEERING
Showing your contempt by derision

JESTING
Characterized by jokes and good humor

KIDDING

LEERING
(of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious; "leering drugstore cowboys"

MOCKERY
Showing your contempt by derision

OUTFACE
Overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent"

PANNING

RAGGING

RAZZING
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

RIBBING
A framework of ribs

VENTURE
Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

WHEEDLE
Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

JOSHING

TEASING
The act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

GOSSIPY
Prone to friendly informal communication

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GRINNING
A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

RALLYING
The feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"

RIDICULE
The act of deriding or treating with contempt

ROASTING
Cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added); "the slow roasting took several hours"

SATIRISE
Ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"

SATIRIZE
Ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"

SCOFFING
Showing your contempt by derision

SMIRKING

SNEERING
Expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"

SNORTING
An act of forcible exhalation

SOFTSOAP
A soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases

TAUNTING
Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

TWITTING

BERUDETO

BACKCHAT
Light teasing repartee

RAILLERY
Light teasing repartee

REPARTEE
Adroitness and cleverness in reply

BADINAGE
Frivolous banter

BLANDISH
Praise somewhat dishonestly

CHAFFING

CHITCHAT
Light informal conversation for social occasions

DERISION
The act of deriding or treating with contempt

EXCHANGE
The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"

FLEERING

GOSSIPRY

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CHALLENGE
A demand by a sentry for a password or identification

FLIPPANCY
Inappropriate levity; "her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy"

HORSEPLAY
Rowdy or boisterous play

MAKEFUNOF

POKEFUNAT

SMALLTALK
Light informal conversation for social occasions

SMARTNESS
Liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"