deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
- 21,636
Has anyone got sick of this word? It's just become synonymous with "acting like a twat".
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"Banter"
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coagulantwolf
New member
- Jun 21, 2012
- 716
Good banter is decent though!
The Grockle
Formally Croydon Seagull
Banter or 'bants' as some knobheads call it tends to just be bullying for working class people!
Brian Fantana
Well-known member
I'd go as far as it to say that it is my least favourite word.
coagulantwolf
New member
- Jun 21, 2012
- 716
I appear to be in the minority of liking banter...
Monkey Man
Your support is not that great
It's a bloody horrible word, used to disguise and excuse everything from brainless, look-at-me Twitter drivel to more unpleasant stuff that veers towards hate-crime territory.
Brian Fantana
Well-known member
I find that it is used most by people when they are not capable of explaining a given situation with anything more sophisticated than 'it's just banter, mate'.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
Well-known member
I agree. The word BANTER when used normally is HORRIBLE.
Since Richard Keys used it so infamously I now use it ironically with mates when something inappropriate is said. "Don't worry mate, it's only a bit of BANTZ INNIT"
There's an unwritten agreement between us that if we ever use that word in normal context we are disowned.
The problem is, I only hear it used when explaining why something, which is often massivly UNFUNNY to me, is HILARIOUS to the individual. ie someone once wrote on here that we should ignore homophobic chanting because, (sigh), "It's just football banter".
urgh
Since Richard Keys used it so infamously I now use it ironically with mates when something inappropriate is said. "Don't worry mate, it's only a bit of BANTZ INNIT"
There's an unwritten agreement between us that if we ever use that word in normal context we are disowned.
The problem is, I only hear it used when explaining why something, which is often massivly UNFUNNY to me, is HILARIOUS to the individual. ie someone once wrote on here that we should ignore homophobic chanting because, (sigh), "It's just football banter".
urgh
As in "turn to liquid form due to increased temperature" or is it some sort of new slang?
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
Banter is part of British humour, hopefully it's not the next thing on the hit list of the "lets get offended by everything" brigade.
If you haven't got anyone that you're comfortable doing a bit of banter with then you probably haven't got any real friends, and you need to lighten up from your serious, bitter and stressful life before it sends you to an early grave. Sorry to break this to you all.
If you haven't got anyone that you're comfortable doing a bit of banter with then you probably haven't got any real friends, and you need to lighten up from your serious, bitter and stressful life before it sends you to an early grave. Sorry to break this to you all.
Randsta
New member
What even if you put Tuna in front of it ....mmmmmmm tuna melt
MattBackHome
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
- 11,827
I reckon MELT is ok as I use it in an ironic way, as it was common during my schooldays and seemed to dissappear for 15 years.
BANTER is terrible. BANTZ is bearable because people can't be using it at straight value, though maybe I'm giving them too much credit.
The worst usage to me, is of the form: "Oh he seems like a top bloke. Great banter"
BLEURGH.
BANTER is terrible. BANTZ is bearable because people can't be using it at straight value, though maybe I'm giving them too much credit.
The worst usage to me, is of the form: "Oh he seems like a top bloke. Great banter"
BLEURGH.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
Well-known member
Chill blud. It's only BANTZ