Banter vs Smartass - What's the difference?
banter | smartass |
Good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
To engage in banter or playful conversation.
To play or do something amusing.
To tease (someone) mildly.
* Washington Irving
* Charlotte Brontë
To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).
* Chatham
To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.
* Daniel De Foe
(transitive, US, Southern and Western, colloquial) To challenge to a match.
(slang) One who is particularly insolent, who tends to make snide remarks or jokes.
(slang) Related to or characteristic of a smartass.
As nouns the difference between banter and smartass
is that banter is good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation while smartass is one who is particularly insolent, who tends to make snide remarks or jokes.As a verb banter
is to engage in banter or playful conversation.As an adjective smartass is
related to or characteristic of a smartass.banter
English
Noun
(-)- It seemed like I'd have to listen to her playful banter for hours.
Verb
(en verb)- Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered on my haggard looks the next day.
- Mr. Sweeting was bantered about his stature—he was a little man, a mere boy in height and breadth compared with the athletic Malone
- If they banter' your regularity, order, and love of study, ' banter in return their neglect of them.
- We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's chaplain.
Synonyms
* (tease) kid, wind upDerived terms
* (l)References
Anagrams
*smartass
English
Alternative forms
* smart ass * smart arseNoun
(es)- Lots of luck, smartass .
Synonyms
* smart aleck * smart-aleck * smart alec * smart-alecAdjective
(-)- I have had quite enough of your smartass remarks.