Repartee vs. Banter — What's the Difference?

Conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies

The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

A swift, witty reply.

Exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way

Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts.

Good-humored, playful, or teasing conversation.

A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.

To engage in banter

A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts.

To speak to in a playful or teasing way

Skill in replying swiftly and wittily.

Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

To reply with a repartee

(intransitive) To engage in banter or playful conversation.

To have a repartee (conversation marked by repartees)

(intransitive) To play or do something amusing.

A smart, ready, and witty reply.

(transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.

To make smart and witty replies.

(transitive) To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).

Adroitness and cleverness in reply

(transitive) To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.

To challenge to a match.

To haggle; cheapen the price.

To address playful good-natured ridicule to, - the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity.

To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like.

To delude or trick, - esp. by way of jest.

To challenge or defy to a match.

The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or good-humored raillery; pleasantry.

Light teasing repartee

Be silly or tease one another;