The difference between Banter and Jest
When used as nouns, banter means good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation, whereas jest means an act performed for amusement.
When used as verbs, banter means to engage in banter or playful conversation, whereas jest means to tell a joke.
check bellow for the other definitions of Banter and Jest
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Banter as a noun:
Good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
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Banter as a verb (intransitive):
To engage in banter or playful conversation.
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Banter as a verb (intransitive):
To play or do something amusing.
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Banter as a verb (transitive):
To tease (someone) mildly.
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Banter as a verb (transitive):
To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).
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Banter as a verb (transitive):
To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.
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Banter as a verb (transitive, US, Southern and Western, colloquial):
To challenge to a match.
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Jest as a noun (archaic):
An act performed for amusement; a joke.
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Jest as a noun (archaic):
Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
Examples:
"Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court."
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Jest as a noun (obsolete):
A deed; an action; a gest.
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Jest as a noun (obsolete):
A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
Examples:
"rfquotek Nares"
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Jest as a verb:
To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
Examples:
"Surely you jest!"
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Jest as an adverb (AAVE, Southern US):